Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 145

Ernst Benz PVD Chronoscope Ernst Benz, Chronoscope Automatic, No. 19/250, Ref. GC 10176-CF. Made in a limited edition of 250 pieces in 2007, sold August 19th, 2008. Fine, large, water-resistant, self-winding, stainless steel PVD-coated wristwatch with day & date, round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel PVD-coated Ernst Benz buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and instruction manual. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, satine black, concave lugs, transparent screw-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Carbon fiber with orange-color painted Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, double aperture for the day and date at 3. Luminous orange baton hands. M. Cal. Valjoux 7750, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm. Thickness 16 mm.