Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
LOT 41
Zenith for EFAP
8-day going Swiss post bus steering-wheel watch, silver dial; chromium-plated metal and painted metal
8-day going Swiss post bus steering-wheel watch, silver dial; chromium-plated metal and painted metal
EUR 1,400 - 2,700
USD 1,700 - 3,300 / HKD 13,000 - 24,900
Sold: EUR 3,900
Chromium-plated metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, watch incorporated in the painted metal steering-wheel of a Swiss post bus, with winding (anti clock-wise) and setting bezel; silver colour dial with luminescent suspended Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
• 8-day power-reserve indication (aperture at 12 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 6-8 |
Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Zenith, Le Locle
Model made for EFAP, Eigenheer Fabrique d’Appareils de Précision, Corcelles (Neuchatel)
Year circa 1940-1950
Case No. 26 518
Diameter 107.2 mm, 94.9 mm. (bezel), 55 cm. (steering-wheel)
Caliber lever escapement
Signature dial and movement
Notes
EFAP, Eigenheer Fabrique d’Appareils de Précision, Corcelles (Neuchâtel)
The Fabrique d’Appareils de Précision et compteurs (precision instruments and counters manufactory) Emile Eigenheer (EFAP) is located in Corcelles, near Neuchâtel, at 1, place de la Gare. Until the mid-1950s, it supplied automobile accessories, watches and other odometers, in particular clocks mounted on the steering-wheels of Swiss post buses; the movements were supplied by the Zenith factory in Le Locle. Its logo “EFAP” is a registered trademark in Switzerland.
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*a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer's premium, plus 150€ for termination of temporary export, at buyer's expense, only if it is delivered within the EU