Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 15, 2015
LOT 87
MINERVA LARGE & EARLY SINGLE-BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH SILVER Minerva, Swiss, movement No. 1313217. Made circa 1915. Fine, oversized and early, silver wristwatch with single-button chronograph and register.
USD 1,500 - 2,500
HKD 11,600 - 19,500 / CHF 1,500 - 2,500
Sold: USD 1,875
Three-body, polished, curved bezel, coin-edge band, transparent snap-on back, hinged wire lugs, co-axial button in the crown at 12 for the start/stop and return-to-zero functions of the chronograph, "faux" crown at 6. White enamel with black Arabic numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, outer red Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute registers. Blued steel spade hands. 18 ''', matte gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |