Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hog Kong, Feb 26, 2011

LOT 42

Tag Heuer Monaco Chronograph ?Gulf Edition? Tag Heuer, "Monaco Vintage, Automatic, Chronograph", No. 1666/4000, case No. RRY2696, Ref. CW211A. Made in a limited edition of 4000 pieces, sold in July 2007. Fine and unusual, square convex, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Heuer deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, case back with 4 screws, lapidated lugs. D. Black with Gulf blue and orange, applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary silver dials for the seconds and 30-minute registers, Gulf logo, inner minute and 1/5th second divisions, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 2894/2, rhodium-plated, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 46 mm. Thickness 13 mm.