Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 07, 2015
PIAGET GOUVERNEUR CHRONOGRAPH PLATINUM Piaget, Genève, "Chronograph Gouverneur Automatic", case No. 801282, Ref. 12978. Made in the late 1990s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a 18K white gold not original link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a guarantee booklet.
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, stepped bezel, fluted lugs, domed sapphire crystal. Copper-colored with painted navy radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds division, aperture for the date at 6. White gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |