Hong Kong, May 29, 2022
LOT 317
Doxa
Chronograph, minute counter, black dial, Archimedean spiral scale, calibre Valjoux 22; Staybrite stainless steel
HKD 47,500 - 95,000
EUR 5,800 - 11,500 / CHF 6,000 - 12,000 / USD 6,100 - 12,100
Sold: HKD 58,750
Staybrite stainless steel, manual-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, lapidated lugs, black colour dial with suspended Arabic numerals, black colour auxiliary dials, subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces located on the case-band) with telemetric scale graduated for 1 000 metres and tachometric scale graduated in an Archimedean spiral for 400 units per hour
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-18-01 |
Good Spotted HANDS Original |
Brand Doxa, Le Locle
Year circa 1950
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 2 501
Material stainless steel
Bracelet brown leather strap
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Caliber 14’’’ (based on Valjoux 22 ebauche by Raymond Frères, Les Bioux, Vallée de Joux)
Height 44.5 mm.
Width 37.8 mm.
Signature dial and movement
Notes
Staybrite stainless steel
The mention “Acier Staybrite” is the trade name of an early stainless steel alloy conceived and patented by the Brown Firth Research Laboratories in Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain.