Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 12, 2019
LOT 446
BENRUS/ WADSWORTH/GOLDSMITH STERN & CO, BYRD ANTARCTIC SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION, STEEL/14K GOLD
CHF 500 - 1,000
HKD 4,000 - 8,000 / USD 500 - 1,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 2,000
A historically important and rare set of three manual wind wristwatches given to Alton Parker for his 1928-1930 Byrd South Pole expedition.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |
Brand Benrus
Model Sky-Chief
Reference 22201
Year Circa 1935
Calibre 28/ 10’’’/ 9 1/2’’’
Case No. 722188/1090326
Bracelet custom made silver cuff bracelet
Dimensions 31/ 27/ 25 mm
Signature Dial, Case and Movement.
Notes
Former property of the Alton Family
A US Marine in WWI, Parker accompanied Admiral Byrd on North Pole Expeditions in 1926 and Byrd Antarctic Expeditions of 1928- 30. Parker was the first American to set foot on Antartica during the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions and with Byrd was the first pilot to fly over the Edsel Ford Mountains. Parker went on to become a One-Million Mile Pilot in 1939 as an air mail pilot for TWA. The 1926 Pathe News presentation watch was represented to Parker’s son Jack S. Parker on his 16th birthday. From a private collection acquired directly from the granddaughter of Alton N. Parker.
A US Marine in WWI, Parker accompanied Admiral Byrd on North Pole Expeditions in 1926 and Byrd Antarctic Expeditions of 1928- 30. Parker was the first American to set foot on Antartica during the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions and with Byrd was the first pilot to fly over the Edsel Ford Mountains. Parker went on to become a One-Million Mile Pilot in 1939 as an air mail pilot for TWA. The 1926 Pathe News presentation watch was represented to Parker’s son Jack S. Parker on his 16th birthday. From a private collection acquired directly from the granddaughter of Alton N. Parker.