Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 339

TISSOT WATERPROOF CHRONOGRAPH Tissot, Swiss, No. 1458952. Made circa 1950. Very fine and rare, waterproof, antimagnetic, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph and registers.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped reeded bezel, snap-on case back with dedication inscription. D. Silver with luminous arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/1/5th second scale. Luminous blued steel alpha hands. M. Rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm.