Only Online Auction

Geneva, Jan 03, 2022

LOT 72

Claude Meylan
Self-winding, split-seconds chronograph, minute and hour counters, date, calibre Valjoux 7750; stainless steel

CHF 1,500 - 3,000

EUR 1,450 - 2,900 / USD 1,650 - 3,300 / HKD 12,700 - 25,300

Stainless steel, self-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with sapphire-crystal snap-on case-back, white dial with subsidiary seconds at 9 and five horological complications:
· 1/8 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces)
· Split-seconds (activated by the round-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 10 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
· 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)


Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Claude Meylan, L’Abbaye (Vallée de Joux)

Year circa 1990-2000

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 3 205

Material stainless steel

Bracelet brown leather strap

Buckle stainless steel buckle

Diameter 37.5 mm.

Caliber 13’’’ ¼, Arola 7750 rat (Alfred Rochat & Fils, Les Bioux, Vallée de Joux, based on Valjoux 7750 ebauche by Raymond Frères, Les Bioux, Vallée de Joux)

Signature dial and case

Accessories original fitted box and outer box

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: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.