Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 127

Gold Chronograph Chopard "Chronograph Automatic," Ref. 1181. Made in the 1990s. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a gold-plated Chopard buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with concave edge and 8 screws, rounded graduated bezel, concave lugs, protected winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale and tachometer graduation to 240 UPH, aperture for the date with cyclops lens. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 889/1, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.