Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 2

Minerva, No. 1 of a limited edition of 50 examples. Made circa 1985. Fine and rare, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, triple date calendar, registers and moon phases.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fluted lugs, reeded bezel, snap-on transparent case back, sapphire crystals, correctors on the band. D. White with painted Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the date, day and month indicator, aperture for the moon phases at 6. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. 13???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, monometallic balance with screws, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.