Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 164

EBEHARD VANDERBILT CUP Eberhard & Co. ?Tazio Nuvolari Vanderbilt Cup?, case 0622, Ref. 31045. Made in the 2000?s. Fine, water resistant, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph and square button at 4 for the case back aperture, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Eberhard deployant clasp. Accompanied by the warranty/instruction booklet and fitted box. To be sold without reserve

C. Three body, polished, curved lugs and bezel, double case back one in stainless steel engraved with the ?Vanderbilt Cup? and one transparent dial signed ?Tazio Nuvolari?, sapphire crystals. D. White with applied luminous Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track, outer tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal based on Valjoux 7750, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, hack mechanism, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.