Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, May 10, 2020
LOT 313
Eberhard Large pocket watch, chronograph, minute recorder; so-called “Racing”; stainless steel
HKD 43,000 - 52,000
USD 5,500 - 6,700 / EUR 5,000 - 6,000 / CHF 5,500 - 6,700
Sold: HKD 81,250
Stainless steel (“Staybrite”), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and two horological complications: • 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the round push-piece located on the winding-crown) with tachometric scale graduated for 1 000 metres and telemetric scale graduated for 1 kilometre; safety olive-shaped bolt locking the chronograph’s functions (slide at 1:30) • Half-instantaneous 30-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock). Pink colour dial with suspended Arabic numerals.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 * |
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Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Eberhard & Co., La Chaux-de-Fonds
Year circa 1930-1935
Movement No. 18 789
Case No. 1 000 702
Material stainless steel
Diameter 54.4 mm.
Caliber 15’’’ ½, lever escapement
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories original fitted box, pouch