Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 383

HARWOOD GOLD PATENTED SELF WINDING WATCH Harwood, Swiss. No. 296805. Made in the 1930?s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, 18K gold wristwatch with patented hand setting mechanism. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded revolving bezel for setting hands, foliate decorated case band, solid lugs. D. Silvered, applied gilt fancy Arabic numerals with outer minute dots, aperture for the wind/hand setting indication at 6. Gilt Breguet hands. M. 10 1/2''', patent No.106583, rhodium-plated, oeilde- perdrix decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 2 adjustments, flat balance-spring, rotor ?à butoirs?. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 30 x 38 mm. Height 11 mm. From The Arman Collection