Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 168

Mido, No. 267144, case No. 212362. Produced in the 1930s. Fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold dress watch shaped like a radiator grill.

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,000 - 5,000

Sold: USD 4,830

C. Three-body, solid, polished, hinged case back and bezel, case back engraved with a crown emblem. D. "Guilloché" bronze with applied gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 15???, rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, adjusted to 3 positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 40 x 49 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 5 - 01