Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022
LOT 248
Unsigned
Chronograph, minute counter, silver dial, calibre Landeron 39; Staybrite stainless steel
HKD 12,800 - 25,500
EUR 1,450 - 2,900 / CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / USD 1,650 - 3,300
Staybrite stainless steel, manual-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with snap-on case-back, silver colour dial with suspended luminescent Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces located on the case-band) with telemetric scale graduated for 1 000 metres
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-8-17-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched Slightly spotted HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, Switzerland
Year circa 1950
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 10 174
Material Staybrite stainless steel
Bracelet brown leather strap
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Caliber Landeron 39 (by Charles Hahn, Le Landeron)
Diameter 37.1 mm. (bezel)
Height 43.8 mm.
Width 37.2 mm.
Notes
Staybrite stainless steel
The mention “Acier Staybrite” is the trade name of an early stainless steel alloy conceived and patented by the Brown Firth Research Laboratories in Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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.