Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011
LOT 258
Mido, No. 17956, Retailed by Fontana. Manufactured in the 1950's. Fine and unusual, flower-shaped, 18K pink gold and diamond lady's convertible brooch/bracelet watch.
HKD 20,000 - 28,000
USD 2,500 - 3,700 / EUR 1,800 - 2,500
Sold: HKD 35,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, outer bezel in shape of a flower corolla with wide petals, diamond-set inner bezel, bracelet hinged in the middle, allowing the brooch to be clipped to it. D. Pink with painted baton and dot indexes. Blued steel alpha hands. M. Cal. 6 1/4''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance-spring. Case and bracelet signed Fontana, movement signed Mido. Diam. of the brooch 40 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-51-01 |
Good Partially reprinted HANDS Original |