Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 23

Chronoswiss, "Delphis", No. 08/99. Produced in a limited edition of 99 examples in 2000. Very fine, rare and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with jump-hour and retrograde minute indication, platinum dial and a platinum Chronoswiss buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, ribbed bezels, straight lugs with white gold screwed bars, onion- shaped winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. solid platinum, guilloché, between 9 and 3 the retrograde 60 minutes, at 12 aperture for the jump hours graduated in 24 hours, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "Spade" hand. M. Cal. CH 124, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shok-absorber, self- compensating flat balance-spring, skeletonized solid platinum rotor. Dial , case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.