Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 236

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH - SEAFARER Abercrombie & Fitch Co, Swiss, ?Seafarer,? movement No. 452259, case No. 71676. Made in the late 1950's. Fine and unusual, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph and register.

USD 2,000 - 3,000

CHF 1,500 - 2,300 / EUR 1,400 - 2,000

Sold: USD 4,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, screwdown case back. D. Ivory color with painted luminous Arabic numerals and round indexes, subsidiary 30-minute and 12-hour register dials, outer 1/5th seconds track, 12-hour AM / PM indication at 9. Luminous blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-7-01

Good

Oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Abercrombie & Fitch Heuer Made exclusively for the famous sporting good store Abercrombie & Fitch starting in the 1950's, the Seafarer used rather unique subdials with tide indicators. The dial at 9 o'clock indicates high and low tides time using the cross at the center, with the disc rotating to indicate the moon's orbit. It was made for fi shermen and hunters.