Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 25

Corum Bubble ?Jolly Roger? Chronograph Corum, ?Bubble? Automatic, THE COLLECTOR SERIES, No. 325/ 500, case No. 783615, Ref. 285.140.20. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2001. Fine, curved, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel, wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers and a Corum double deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, shaped, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs, case back with 6 screws and ?Jolly Roger? pirate image, screwed down ball-shaped winding-crown and chronograph buttons with rubber rings, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black and white with a skull at 12, applied oval luminous steel indexes, silver ring-dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute division, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous bone-shaped hands, sword-shaped second hand. M. Cal. based 2892-A2 with chronograph module, rhodiumplated, 57 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, engraved rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 21 mm.