Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 205
Property of a Japanese Collector, "Doctor's Chronograph" Audemars Piguet & Co., Brassus & Geneve, No. 28744. Made circa 1920 for the Hispanic market. Very fine, thin, keyless, 18K gold dress watch with chronograph, register and pulsometer.
CHF 11,000 - 15,000
EUR 7,000 - 9,000 / USD 9,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 11,800
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine,? solid, polished, concealed hinge, the back with engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute and 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions, outermost pulsometer scale in red, 60-minute register at 12, subsidiary seconds dial at 6. Black "Breguet" hands. M. 39 mm., Cal. 17''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, visible chronograph mechanism. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 49 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |