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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 399

Yellow Gold, "Chronograph" Piaget, Genève, Ref. 15978, case No. 576845. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and an 18K yellow gold Piaget buckle.

CHF 3,500 - 4,500

EUR 2,200 - 2,800 / USD 3,000 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 3,776

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back secured by 4 screws, stepped bezel and lugs, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with strap-pattern guilloché applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 1874, rhodium- plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34.5 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original