Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 222

Croton, ?Chronomaster, Aviator, Sea Diver?, case No. 105-26617, Ref. 9870. Made in the 1960s. Fine, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, tachometer and register. Accompanied by the original box and guarantee.

C. Three body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, bi-directional revolving graduated black bezel for the decompression times, screwed-down case back. D. Black with applied luminous baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds divisions and outermost white tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 30 minutes register with power reserve indicated in red. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. Valjoux 23, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial signed, case numbered, movement signed Nivada. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm. New Old Stock