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Hong Kong, Mar 08, 2023

LOT 181

Zenith
Precision counter-clock, power reserve, stop-seconds, made for the Finnish market; “Chronomètre” “Oikea Aika” (Exact Time); wood, chromium-plated metal and aluminium

HKD 4,200 - 6,800

EUR 550 - 850 / CHF 500 - 800 / USD 550 - 900

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 12,500

Chromium-plated metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, precision counter-clock with screwed bezel, mounted in a wood and aluminium rectangular-shaped display base, with stop-seconds feature for exact setting (on the reverse); silver colour dial with subsidiary seconds at
6 and one horological complication:
• 48-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 3 o’clock)
31’’’, gilded brass, 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 precision-regulating device for fast / slow.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01-09

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

HANDS Damaged

Brand Zenith, Le Locle

Model “Chronomètre” “Oikea Aika” (Exact Time)

Year circa 1935

Case No. 30 285

Diameter 85.1 mm. (bezel)

Caliber 31’’’, lever escapement

Dimensions 76.8 x 157 x 107 mm. (box)

Signature dial, case and movement



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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.
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