Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 69

Zenith Steel El Primero Chronograph Zenith, "El Primero, Automatic," Ref. 02.0500400. Made in 2001, sold July 19th, 2002. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, oval button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Zenith link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee (now void), instruction booklets and 4 spare links. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave and stepped bezel, concave lapidated lugs, snap-on transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and triangular indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. M. Cal. 400, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, shock-absorber, ball bearing rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm plus 4 links.