Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 09, 2014
LOT 148
BOVET SAGUARO SPORTSTER CRHRONOGRAPH WHITE GOLD Bovet Fleurier S.A., Genève, "Sportster", case No. 007880, Ref. C 804. Made in the 2000's. Fine and unusual, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch, square button chronograph, registers, large date and an 18K white gold Bovet deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and instruction manual.
USD 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 95,000 - 140,000 / CHF 10,500 - 16,000
Three-body, polished, rounded polished band, polished inclined bezel, asymmetric Vendome-type lugs with screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant and winding crown at 12, screwed-down transparent case back, square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1, sapphire crystals. Black with printed silver radial Arabic numerals for the hours, subsidiary sunk dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute register dials, double aperture for the date at 12 with Arabic numerals. White gold skeletonized baton hour and minute hands and serpentine chronograph hand. Cal. 13BA01, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold rotor.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |