Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 22, 2014
LOT 39
SWISS CHRONOGRAPH STEEL Swiss. Dial signed Breitlin, case No. 505888. Made in the 1940s. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph.
HKD 8,000 - 13,000
USD 1,000 - 1,700 / CHF 930 - 1,500
Sold: HKD 6,875
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, concave lugs, screw down case back. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, 1/5th seconds/minute track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, guilloche subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 45-minute register. Blued steel lozenge hands. Cal. Venus 170, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-12* |
Good Worn Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-53-01 |
Good Reprinted HANDS Original |