Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 426

Yellow Gold Da Vinci International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci," Ref. 3750, No. 520. Made in the early 1990s. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by associated box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, rounded stepped bezel, screwed-down winding crown, hooded mobile lugs. D. White with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, days of the month, of the week, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with 4 digits until 2499. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 7906, gilt brass, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 15 mm.