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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

LOT 75

Henry Moser & Cie, made for the Russian Market, circa 1905. Very fine and rare, large, 14ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with single button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: HKD 63,825

C. massive, polished, gold dome signed in Russian, wire mobile lugs, top winder. D. white enamel with Breguet numerals + auxiliary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, 30 minutes register dial at 12 o'clock, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 16"' rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring. The coaxial single button on the winding-crown. is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Dial and case signed. In very good condition. Diam. 44 mm.


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It is very rare to find this type of chronographs in gold, while they usually were made in silver. A similar watch is published in "Il Cronografo", page 22.