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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 271

Bovet Fleurier S.A., Genève, "Sportster", No. 2977, case No. 3130. Manufactured in 2001. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, asymmetric, stainless steel wristwatch with Chinese dial, square button chronograph at 11 and 1 o'clock, registers, date and a stainless steel Bovet deployant clasp. Accompanied by an electrically-wound fitted box, certificate and a "Bulletin de marche du Contrôle officiel suisse des chronomètres".

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,100 - 4,700

Sold: CHF 8,050

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, rounded polished band, brushed inclined bezel, asymmetric lugs: "Vendôme" type with screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant and winding-crown at 12, square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1.D. mother-of-pearl with blue enameled chinese characters for the hours, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minutes register dials with unusual numeration, double aperture for the date at 12 with Arabic numerals. Blued steel "Skeleton-Bâton" hands.M. Cal. 800, rhodium-plated, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K blue gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

Decorated with Chinese characters, this watch is remininscent of the remarquable works done by the Frères Bovet nearly two centuries ago.