Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 214

Laco ? World War II German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Laco - Durowe, Recognizance Watch (Beobachtungsuhr), case No. FL.23883. Made by Lacher & Co., Pforzheim, montage by Wempe, in the early 1940s. Fine and rare, large, matte nickel-plated bronze military aviator's recognizance wristwatch with indirect center seconds and Guillaume balance.

CHF 2,500 - 4,000

USD 2,500 - 4,000 / EUR 2,000 - 3,000

C. Three-body, matte gray, inclined bezel, concave lugs, large winding crown. D. Black with luminous 60-minute/seconds indexes and 5-minute seconds Arabic markers, concentric luminous 12-hour Arabic dial. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 21''', gilt brass, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Guillaume balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Diam. 55 mm. Thickness 20 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original