Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 236

Eberhard & Co., La Chaux-de-Fonds, "Chronographe?. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, early, large, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with single oval-button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, gold hinged covers, mobile wire lugs. D. White enamel with painted Arabicnumerals, "12" in red, outer minute and chronograph divisions, outermost red tachometer graduation, sunksubsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. Cal. 16''', nickel, 19 jewels,straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.