Paul Buhre

 By Bruce Shawkey

Found this ad in the March/April 1954 issue of Swiss Horological Journal for Paul Buhre watches. The ad pictures an automatic model with date window at 6:00:

Paul Buhré traces its roots to 1815, when Paul Léopold Robert opened a watch and clock store in St. Petersburg, Russia.  His son, Paul Buhré, was a skilled watchmaker and gained renown for the watches supplied to the Imperial Court of Russia. It is for this reason that the Paul Buhré company would use the two-headed eagle as their symbol. Paul Buhré maintained retail outlets in St. Petersburg and Moscow, supplying the railways and Russian government. The company remained in business until 1987.

Here's an interesting watch called the Phantom watch that Paul Buhr had on display at the 1958 Basel Expo:

Montres Paul Buhré traces its roots to 1815, when Paul Léopold Robert opened a watch and clock store in St. Petersburg, Russia.