Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 23, 2012
LOT 207
ESKA TWENTY DOLLAR COIN WATCH RETAILED BY CARTIER Eska Twenty Dollars 1904, case No. 316550, Made in the 1960s. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold coin wristwatch set into a $20 US coin dated 1904.
HKD 35,000 - 50,000
USD 4,500 - 6,500 / EUR 3,400 - 5,000
Sold: HKD 50,000
C. Double case, coin opening with a push-piece concealed in the band, three-body hinged inner case, straight lugs. D. Champagne with painted radial Roman numerals. Blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 9???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed Cartier, movement signed Eska, case signed S. Kocher, Swiss. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |