Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 109

Piaget Diamond & RubY Back Winder Piaget, Swiss, No. 697448, case No. 171061. Made in the 1960s. Very fine, 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby-set lady's wristwatch with back-winding and an integral 18K yellow gold bark-finished bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, the bezel set with 18 brilliant-cut diamonds and 18 square-cut rubies, back winding crown. D. Textured champagne with painted radial Roman numerals. Yellow gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 6 N, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 27 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Approx. overall length 150 mm.