Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 296

Elgin National Watch Co., "Lord Elgin", No. 31181143, "C. H. Hulburd" Grade. Produced in the 1930s. Very fine and rare, thin, keyless, platinum, "Art Deco" dress watch.

C. Three-body, "bassine" by "Schwab & Wuischpard", solid, polished. D. Two-tone silver with painted Roman numerals and applied white gold dot markers, outer white minute track, sunk "guilloche" subsidiary seconds. White gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 12 size, nickel, bridge caliber with oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 19 jewels, the top ones in gold settings, gold wheel train, straight line lever escapement, recessed cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws adjusted to 8 positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, spring-loaded micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 45 mm.