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Brand: | Valjoux | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Height: | mm | ||
Jewels: | 13, 17 | ||
Reserve: | 48 hours | ||
Frequency: | 21600 A/h | ||
Winding: | Hand winding | ||
Diameter: | mm ( ligne) | ||
Copyright Panerai Panerai PAM00163 with Cal. Valjoux 234 | Complications: | 2-Button, 9-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date | |
Hands: | 30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Date Window at 4:30, Small Seconds Hand at 9:00 |
Production: 1974 – 1979 | |||||||||||
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The Valjoux 234 is a celebrated hand-winding chronograph movement produced from 1974. A higher-beat replacement for the venerable Valjoux 23, it operates at 21,600 A/h rather than 18,000 A/h and adds a date function. The Valjoux 234 was introduced in 1974 and produced only in the 1970s originally.
The Valjoux 234 and 730 are almost identical except that the latter adds a 12 hour counter at 6:00 on the dial. The Valjoux 234 is also very similar to the Valjoux 236, which lacks the date complication.
- Central hours and minute hands and chronograph seconds
- 30 minute counter at 3:00
- Running small seconds at 9:00
A cheaper “Green Setting” variant used green plastic bearings for the balance and thus had just 13 jewels.
The Valjoux 234 was used in historic watches from Enicar as well as the 2003 limited-edition Panerai Radiomir Chrono PAM00163.
18,000 A/h No Chronograph | 18,000 A/h No Hour Counter | 18,000 A/h Hour Counter | 21,600 A/h No Hour Counter | 21,600 A/h Hour Counter | |
Base | Valjoux 23 | Valjoux 72 Valjoux 722 | Valjoux 236 | Valjoux 726 Valjoux 727 | |
Flyback | Valjoux 230 | Valjoux 720 | Valjoux 235 | Valjoux 725 | |
Date | Valjoux 234 | ||||
Triple Date | Valjoux 69 Valjoux 78 | Valjoux 23C | Valjoux 723 Valjoux 72C | Valjoux 730 | |
Flyback and Date | Valjoux 237 | ||||
24 Hour Hand | Valjoux 724 | Valjoux 729 | |||
Calendar and Moon Phase | Valjoux 89 Valjoux 90 | Valjoux 88 | Valjoux 886 | ||
Tide Calculator | Valjoux 721 |