Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 25
MINERVA CHRONOGRAPH, BLACK DIAL STEEL Minerva, Suisse, Shock-absorber chronograph, case No. 568429. Made in the 1940s. Fine, stainless steel wristwatch with chronograph and registers.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 24,000 - 40,000 / USD 3,000 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 3,625
Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, fluted concave lugs, snap-on caseback. Black with luminous arabic and dot indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary seconds 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous hands. Rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-6-01 |
Very good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Dial, case and movement signed.
DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm.