Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2012

LOT 254

CHOPARD CHRONOGRAPHE RATTRAPANTE Chopard, No. 80/250, Ref. 50/8181. Made in the 2000's. Fine, large, keyless, stainless steel pocket watch with splitseconds chronograph, 12-hour and 60-minute registers. Accompanied by original leather pouch and leather strings. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, the back engraved with a boat, biplane and Mercedes 300SL, affi xed by 8 screws, the bezel with base 500. D. White with painted Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th of a second track, sunk subsidiary 12-hour and 30-minute register dials. Black and red steel baton hands. M. 181/4 lignes, gilt brass, 7 jewels, straight-line lever escapement. Dial, and case signed. Diam. 67 mm. Thickness 18 mm. Property of a Japanese Watchmaker