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Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001
LOT 213
Paul Valette, Swiss. Produced in the 1930's.Interesting and rare self-winding, tonneau-shaped, nickel-chrome gentleman's wristwatch.
CHF 800 - 1,000
USD 500 - 600
Sold: CHF 1,610
C. two-body, polished, hinged case back, lapidated bezel and lugs. D. sand-finished silver with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Epée" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 11 ''', rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance-spring, "bumper" rotor.Dial and movement signed.Dim. 23 x 38 mm.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 4 - 6 |
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Movement: 4 - 5 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
This self-winding system was patented by Eugène Meylan in 1931. Harwood developed a watch following the principle of a segmented swinging mass in the center of the movement which was meant to replace watches with "roll winding" such as the Rolls. The new feature of this movement was that the automatic winding and the actual movement could be completely seprated from each other with ease without affecting the working of the movement.