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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 124

Catena SA., "Spaceman", No. 28, Swiss Patent 5/339. Produced in 1965.Unusual jump hour, self-winding, pyramid-shaped, burnished zinc and stainless steel gentleman's digital wristwatch with a wide brown shiny plastic bracelet with silvered stripes and a very large steel buckle.

C. two-body, matte zinc, steel case back and winding crown, rectangular aperture showing the dial. D. matte silver, rectangular, on the right half the signature and logo, on the left side, aperture showing the seconds, minutes and the jump hours in painted black Arabic numerals by means of three matte silver revolving discs. M. Cal. 2072, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 34 x 16 mm.