Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 12, 2012

LOT 162

TUDOR, REF. 38080, AUTOMATIC DATE MONARCH STEEL Tudor, Geneve, Monarch, Automatic, case No. 765794, Ref. 38080. Made for the Chinese market in the 2000s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and a stainless steel Tudor link bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down winding crown and case back, graduated black bezel with Chinese Zodiac characters for the 12 hours, winding crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied steel baton indexes, outer red 24-hour Arabic markers, concentric minutes/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel epee hands, red arrow for the 24-hours. M. Cal. 2893-2, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.