Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999
LOT 205
Airain, circa 1955. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel military type XX wristwatch with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and register.
CHF 1,000 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 1,125
C. three body, polished, screwed case back, revolving and graduated reeded bezel, lapidated lugs. D. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials. "Skeleton " radium-coated hands. M. 14"' copper-coated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Diam. 38 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 8 |
Slightly scratched |
Movement: *4-5 |
Fair Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense Poor |
Dial: 4-5 |
Fair Poor |
Notes
The great success of the 7't e XX chronographs and their
efficiency with the Retour en not, for pilots for instance,
convinced the Officers of the French Army to order an
increasing number of chronograph wristwatches bearing these
characteristics. Airain is one of the manufactures who joined the
suppliers at that time and produced this watch for helicopter
pilots of the French Army Force.