Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 216

LEMANIA BULLHEAD Lemania, Swiss, movement No. 3055102, Ref. 9601. Made circa 1970. Very rare, fine and unusual, water-resistant, asymmetric, stainless steel wristwatch with round-button chronograph, date, 30-minute register.

Two-body, massive, shield-shaped, brushed and polished, rounded corners, winding crown and chronograph pushers at 12, screw-down back. Black and silver with luminous square indexes, outer five minute and 1/5 second timing scale, subsidiary seconds, three color 30-minute register. Luminous stainless steel "baton" hands, orange hands for the chronograph. Cal. 872, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.