Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 242

ZENITH CHRONOMASTER EL PRIMERO, YELLOW GOLD Zenith, ?Chronomaster Chronograph Automatic?, No. 83, case No. 300150418. Made in the 1980?s. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date calendar, moon phases, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Zenith link bracelet. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, rounded bezel, case back secured by 4 screws, correctors on the band, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow gold Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minutes/seconds divisions, outer most tachometer scale, apertures for the date, days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. 410, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.