Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 516

Early Self-Winding Germinal. Made in the 1930s. Fine and unusual, rectangular, early, selfwinding 18K yellow gold wristwatch with ?Ruettelautomat? system and with an 18K yellow gold integrated woven bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, hooded lugs, exterior case securized to the case back with four mobile screw-bars, inside wheel to set the time. D. Two-tone brushed silver with painted black and red radial baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer minute track. Blued steel and luminous red alpha hands. M. 9???, rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with three adjustements, self-compensating blued balance spring, index regulator, the movement rolls back and forth, thus winding the watch. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 40 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.