Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 216

Eberhard & Co., "Chrono-graphe Rattrapante", No. 17546, case No. 1026137. Produced circa 1946/48.Fine and rare oversized 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button, coaxial split-second chronograph on the crown, register, tachometer and telemeter.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, hinged case back, lapidated lugs. D. pink with painted Breguet nu-merals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer telemeter graduation, at the center, spiral tacho-metric scale. "Moderne" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 15 3/4 ''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compen-sating Breguet balance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functios of the split-second chrono-graph. Diam. 39 mm.Dial, case and movement signed.