Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 147

Ernst Benz - Steel - World Timer Ernst Benz, Chronoflite, World Timer, Automatic, No. 39, Ref. 10800. Made circa 2007. Fine, large, water-resistant, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with World Time system, date and a stainless steel Ernst Benz buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent screw-down case back, the crown at 10 rotates the discs with the different time zones, sapphire crystals. D. Bicolor textured white and black with applied luminous black Arabic numerals and tapered indexes, concentric 24-hour ring, outer revolving ring dial bearing the names of 24 cities in the world, aperture for the date at 3. Luminous blackened steel baton hands, red arrow for the 24-hour world time. M. Cal. 2893-2, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm. Thickness 13 mm.