Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 44

Steel Gran' Chrono Dubey & Schaldenbrand, "Gran' Chrono," No. 317. Made circa 2003. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with oval button chronograph, register, date and a stainless steel Dubey & Schaldenbrand buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, stepped rounded bezel, hooded lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with painted indexes, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, apertures for the date. Luminous steel alpha hands. M. Cal. 7750, copper color, hand engraved, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim: 38 x 50 mm. Thickness: 15 mm. Property of an East Coast collector