Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 422
CERTINA EA SPLIT OVERSIZE STEEL Certina, "EA, Split-Seconds Chronograph", Ref. 738 316. Made in the 1950's. Very fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch, with square button chronograph, co-axial split, registers, tachometer with a stainless steel Certina buckle.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
HKD 48,000 - 64,000 / USD 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 16,250
Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging lugs, inverted bezel, snap-on case back. Two-tone silver with applied luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer 1/5th seconds and minute divisions, outermost tachometer scale. Luminous blued steel baton hands. Cal. 185, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-6-01 |
Very good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |