Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 2

CHOPARD REF. 8331 - MILLE MIGLIA CHRONOGRAPH Chopard, Genève, 1000 Miglia, case No. 718413. Ref. 8331. Made circa 2003. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a Chopard black rubber tyre-tread strap with stainless steel Chopard buckle. Accompanied by the original Chopard box and tyre-pressure guage.

CHF 2,000 - 4,000

USD 2,200 - 4,300 / EUR 1,700 - 3,300

Sold: CHF 2,500

C. Three-body, polished, straight lugs, rounded stepped bezel, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with oeil-de-perdrix decoration, painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, outer tachometer and 1/5th seconds graduation, subsidiary black ring guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date between 4 & 5. Luminous blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, oeil-deperdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original