Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
DUNHILL UNIQUE LIGHTER WATCH A. Dunhill, English, case No. 843, Patent No. 143752, U.S. Patent No. 1022140, Swiss, retailed in the United States. Made circa 1925. Fine, sterling silver lighter with built-in keyless watch.
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Four-body, sterling silver, rectangular, engine turned stripe decoration, hinged front panel housing the watch movement, single wheel, adjustable flint mechanism and flip top. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, concentric minute track. Yellow gold cathedral hands. Cal. 6''', rectangular with canted corners, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Case signed Dunhill, movement signed La Nationale S.A.
Grading System | |
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |