The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 183

Minerva, 1930's.Fine and large, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with single square button split-second chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

C. three body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs. D. matte silver with painted silver Arabic numerals and black, red and blue indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, inner tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Alpha" blued steel hands.M. 16 3/4''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph.Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case.Diam. 42 mm.