Only Online Auction

Geneva, Jan 03, 2022

LOT 361

Tellus
Single-button early chronograph, minute counter; 18K yellow gold

CHF 1,200 - 2,400

EUR 1,150 - 2,300 / USD 1,300 - 2,600 / HKD 10,200 - 20,300

18K yellow gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, hinged case-back, white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece) with telemetric scale graduated for a kilometre and tachometric scale graduated in an Archimedean spiral for 360 units per hour
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3**

Good

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Tellus, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Year circa 1920

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. unnumbered (by Charles Kohli, Tramelan, Bernese Jura)

Material 18K yellow gold

Bracelet black leather strap

Buckle gilded metal buckle

Diameter 38.5 mm.

Caliber 16’’’, lever escapement

Signature dial

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.