Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

LOT 80

Bovet Fleurier S.A., Genève, "Sportster", No. 3779, case No. 2932. Manufactured in 2001. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, asymmetric, diamond-set stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with Chinese dial, square button chronograph at 11 and 1 o'clock, registers, date and a stainless steel Bovet deployant clasp. Box and certificated.

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.