Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 101

Gallet & Cie, Swiss, "Chronograph". Made in the 1930s. Fine and unusual, keyless, nickel-chrome dress watch with single button chronograph and register.

C. Two-body, polished, stepped bezel, integrated bow. D. Matte silver with subsidiary dials for the hours and minutes at 12 and the 30-minute register at 6, outer 1/5th seconds scale. Blued steel ?epée? hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodiumplated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.