Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 62
Charles Gigandet
Chronograph, minute and hour counters, triple date à guichets (with apertures), moon phases, calibre Valjoux 730; 18K yellow gold
CHF 3,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,100 - 6,100 / USD 3,200 - 6,400 / HKD 24,900 - 49,700
18K yellow gold, manual-winding, vertical “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, silver colour dial with subsidiary seconds at 9, silver colour auxiliary dials, and seven horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces)
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (exterior graduation with central index)
· Day of the week (aperture at 11 o’clock; indications given in English)
· Month of the year (aperture at 1 o’clock; indications given in English)
· Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Charles Gigandet, Tramelan (Bernese Jura)
Year circa 1970
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. unnumbered (by Monnier & Cie, La Chaux-de-Fonds)
Material 18K yellow gold
Bracelet brown leather strap
Buckle gilded metal buckle
Caliber 13’’’ (based on Valjoux 730 by Reymond Frères, Les Bioux, Vallée de Joux), unadjusted, 17 jewels
Dimensions 40.2 x 36.7 mm.
Weight 67.2 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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