Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
LOT 48
Zenith
Precision counter-clock, power reserve; “Chronomètre” “L’Heure Exacte” (The Exact Time); brass and mahogany
Precision counter-clock, power reserve; “Chronomètre” “L’Heure Exacte” (The Exact Time); brass and mahogany
EUR 1,400 - 2,700
USD 1,700 - 3,300 / HKD 13,000 - 24,900
Sold: EUR 1,820
Brass, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, precision counter-clock with screwed bezel, mounted in a mahogany three-body hinged rectangular-shaped box; silver colour dial with subsidiary seconds at 9 and one horological complication:
• 40-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 3 o’clock)
19’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and precision-regulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail.
• 40-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 3 o’clock)
19’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and precision-regulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Zenith, Le Locle
Model Chronomètre” “L’Heure Exacte” (The Exact Time)
Year circa 1920-1930
Movement No. 2 852 964
Diameter 85.2 mm. (bezel)
Caliber 19’’’, lever escapement
Dimensions 88 x 116 x 148 mm. (box)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories steel setting-pin
Notes
*a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer's premium, plus 150€ for termination oftemporary export, at buyer's expense, only if it is delivered within the EU