Contemporary, Limited Editio and Mode...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Sep 30, 1999

LOT 86

Chronoswiss, Chronographe Rattrapante, No. C. 732, circa 1995.Fine and interesting, self-winding, water-resistant,18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with off-centered hours and minutes, round button split-second chronograph, and registers, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished and brushed, reeded bezel and back edge, screwed transparent case back, straight lugs, gold screwed bars. D. matte silver with outer chronograph graduation in 60 minutes, auxiliary dials for the hours on the 3, for the seconds on the 9, 12 hours register on the 6 and 30 minutes register on the 12, in painted Roman and Arabic numerals. "Spade", "Feuille" and "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. 7750 rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, lever escapement,monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, skeleton laminated gold rotor, the push-button on the 10 is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the split-second chronograph.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.