Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 8

?Hatot Early Self-Winding? Rolls, ATO, (Léon Hatot), No. 110989. Made in the 1930s. Fine, rare and interesting, self-winding, rectangular, nickel chromium wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, hinged, stepped inclined bezel, straight lugs. D. Matte silver with painted black Arabic numerals, inner minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?Cathedrale? hands. M. 9 1/2''', signed Blancpain, marked "Hatot's patents pending in all countries", rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring; the movement, mounted on balls, rolls back and forth, thus winding the watch, US patent D 233.774. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 37 mm. Thickness 8 mm.