Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 13

Gübelin, Lucerne, case No. 140302. Produced in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph and registers.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, dust protecting cap, stepped bezel, rounded band.D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and pyramid indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 2 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.