Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 374
HAMILTON, MODEL 23, CONVERTED PILOT'S SINGLE-BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH BLACK DIAL chromium -plated Hamilton, case No. 443461, Model 23. Made circa 1940. Fine and rare, large, stainless steel wristwatch with single-button chronograph and register.
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
HKD 36,000 - 53,000 / USD 4,700 - 6,800
Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, co-axial button in the crown for the start/stop and return- to-zero functions of the chronograph, screw-down caseback with military inscription. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute registers. Luminous white hands. Cal. P58, rhodium plated, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut monometallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-9-12 |
Good Scratched Worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-7-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Oxidized HANDS Original |