Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 315
Record Watch & Co.
Chronograph, minute and hour counters, silver dial, calibre Venus 178; stainless steel
CHF 1,200 - 2,400
EUR 1,160 - 2,320 / USD 1,310 - 2,620 / HKD 10,200 - 20,400
Sold: CHF 1,500
Stainless steel, manual-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, silver colour dial with subsidiary seconds at 9 and three horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces located on the case-band)
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-53-55-01-55 |
Good Reprinted Luminous material reapplied HANDS Original Luminous material reapplied |
Brand Record Watch Co., Geneva
Model "Breitling"
Year circa 1940-1945
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 458 822 / 84
Material stainless steel
Bracelet brown leather strap
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Caliber 14’’’ (based on Venus 178, by Berret & Schmitz, Moutier, Bernese Jura)
Height 42.2 mm.
Width 36.2 mm.
Signature dial (signed Breitling) and case (signed Record Watch & Co., Geneva, and stamped inside “Breitling / 768”)
Accessories copies of the invention patents
Notes
Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 201 682, delivered on December 15, 1938, to John Simon, Tramelan (Bernese Jura), for a “Dispositif pour la fermeture étanche d'une boîte de montre, comprenant une glace et une garniture élastique distincte de celle-ci.” (Device for the watertight closure of a watch case, comprising a crystal and a separate elastic insert.).
Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 216 725, delivered on October 10, 1940, to John Simon, Tramelan (Bernese Jura), for a “Boîte de montre” (Watch case).
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.