Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 160

Daniel Perret, La Chaux-de-Fonds, "Minu-Stop". Produced circa 1968.Unusual center-seconds, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold-plated gentleman's parking meter wristwatch.

C. two-body, bicolor, polished, screwed-down steel case back, gold band, bezel and straight lugs, pusher on the band for the parking meter function. D. satiné silver with applied yellow gold and black indexes, from 10 to 2, a large sector aperture with a red disc for parking time countdown. "Bâton" gold and black hands. M. Cal. 471-4, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Signed on the dial.Diam. 34 mm.