Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2015
LOT 128
HANHART CHRONOGRAPH NICKEL AND SILVER Hanhart, Germany, movement No. 2876. Made circa 1943. Fine, water-resistant, nickel-silver military wristwatch with retour en vol round button chronograph and register.
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,100 - 4,100
Sold: CHF 4,375
Three-body, polished, sand-finish, stainless steel screwed caseback. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, subisidiary seconds and 30 minutes register dials. "Skeleton" radium- coated hands. Cal. 41, 15"', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self- compensating Breguet balance-spring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-17-01 |
Good Slightly spotted HANDS Original |
Notes
Signed on the dial, numbered on the case.
DIAM. 41 mm.
According to the Hanhart
website here is the
story behind the famous
red-button: "He placed a
kiss lovingly on her brow
as she slept before quietly
leaving the apartment. As
he looked at his Hanhart
watch in the hangar,
a smile flitted over his
lips: she had painted the
button with her red nail
varnish so that he would
think of her always and
return safe and sound ...
This is the legend behind
the red button - the
distinctive trademark that
has characterized Hanhart
since the company first
introduced its chronographs
in 1938. The
button has been painted,
in particular to prevent
pilots from unintentionally
zeroing the stop time."