Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 429
Revue
Military airplane cockpit-watch, chronograph, minute counter; painted and oxidized metal
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 1,050 - 2,100 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,300 - 16,600TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 1,125
Black painted and oxidized metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, military airplane cockpit-watch, 60-minute graduated bidirectional revolving bezel with inner graduation, black colour dial with large luminescent suspended Arabic numerals and two horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single round-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
· Instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Revue, Switzerland
Year circa 1950-1960
Case No. 3 370 888 (numbered on the dial)
Material painted and oxidized metal
Caliber lever escapement
Dimensions 55.7 x 91.2 x 140 mm.
Signature dial
Notes
The time-keeper is placed on a wooden demonstration stand which is probably later; at the bottom, a gilded brass plate with the word “Aviasions”.
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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.
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