Important Watches, Collector's Wrist...

Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 196

Chopard "L.U. C. 3.96"., No 153/1860, movement No. 3.00322, Ref. 16/1860, serial No. 474622. Produced in a limited edition of 1860 examples in the 1990's.Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K pink gold Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate, and an additional engraved plain pink gold case back bearing the Chopard logo and the watch number. This watch is also accompanied by a "Bulletin de marche" delivered by the "Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres" in Geneva.

C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with screws, concave lugs. D. satiné silver with appliedpink gold dart indexes, sunk guilloché auxiliary second dial aperture for the date. "Dauphine" pink gold hands. M. Cal. L.U. C. 3.96, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, superposed double-going barrel, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.