Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 140

DUNHILL GOLD LIGHTER WATCH A. Dunhill, Patent No. 143752, Swiss, retailed in the United States. Made circa 1925. Fine, 14K yellow gold lighter with built-in keyless watch.

C. Four-body, 14K yellow gold, rectangular, engine turned decoration, hinged front panel housing the watch movement, single wheel, adjustable flint mechanism and flip top, the front monogrammed ?CEB,? the inside with engraved dedication. D. Matte gold with painted black Arabic numerals. Blued steel cathedral hands. M. Cal. 6''', rectangular with canted corners, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Case signed Dunhill, movement signed J. Schulz, case stamped Cartier. Dim. 46 x 38. Thickness 13 mm.