Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
LOT 42
Zenith for EFAP
8-day going steering-wheel watch, black dial; oxidised metal
8-day going steering-wheel watch, black dial; oxidised metal
EUR 500 - 900
USD 600 - 1,100 / HKD 4,700 - 8,300
Oxidised metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, watch to be incorporated in the steering-wheel of a bus or car, with winding (anti clock-wise) and setting bezel; black 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: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Zenith, Le Locle
Model made for EFAP, Eigenheer Fabrique d’Appareils de Précision, Corcelles (Neuchatel)
Year circa 1950-1960
Case No. 30 645
Diameter 107.1 mm, 94.9 mm. (bezel)
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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