Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 10, 2013
LOT 68
HAMILTON OTIS REVERSIBLE GOLD PLATED Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, PA, Otis. Made in the 1950s. Fine, rectangular 14K gold-plated reversible wristwatch.
USD 2,000 - 3,000
HKD 15,000 - 23,000 / CHF 1,900 - 2,900
Sold: USD 2,375
C. Five-body, polished, reeded bezel. D. Satine silver with applied yellow gold stylized Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold alpha hands. M. 8??? tonneau, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. DIM. 24 x 39 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Hamilton Watch Company produced the Otis for only several
years in the late 1930s and early 1940s until the company
was supposedly forced to end production after a patent
infringement claim by Jaeger-LeCoultre