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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998

LOT 283

Zenith, circa 1915. Very fine and large, 18K gold gentleman's wristwatch with single button chronograph on the crown, register and tachometer.

CHF 4,500 - 5,500

C. massive, polished, hinged back, gold cuvette, mobile lugs. D. white enamel with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dial, at the centre, spiral tachometric scale. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 14 1/4"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balancespring, the coaxial single button on the windingcrown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 min.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 14-35

Damaged

To be restored

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 22-51

Later original

Partially reprinted