Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 517
Minute-Repeating Volta, (Maurice Ditisheim, La Chaux-de- Fonds). Made in the 1920s. Fine and unusual, large, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold textured mesh bracelet.
CHF 5,500 - 8,000
USD 5,000 - 7,500 / EUR 3,500 - 5,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished, hinged Vendôme type lugs. D. Guilloché silver with painted Breguet numerals on an outer reserve, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 17 1/2''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by push piece in the lower lug at 6. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness: 12 mm. Approx. overall length: 165 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |