Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 12, 2012

LOT 46

ANGELUS CHRONODATO TRIPLE DATE CHRONOGRAPH STEEL Angelus, case No. 347971. Made in the 1940s. Fine, yellow gold-plated and stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and triple date calendar. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, steel case back. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary guilloche seconds and 45-minute register dials, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-seconds Arabic markers and graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week at 6 and the months at 12. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 14''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.