Geneva, Nov 10, 2024
LOT 602
ZENITH, SWITZERLAND, PORT ROYAL, CALIBER 135, CHRONOMETER, STAINLESS STEEL
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 18,000 - 36,000 / USD 2,400 - 4,700 / EUR 2,200 - 4,300TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 3,500
A fine, very rare, precise, stainless steel, manual wind chronometer wristwatch with two-tone silver dial
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Zenith, switzerland
Model Port Royal
Year circa 1960's
Movement No. 5362647
Case No. 9605487
Diameter 36
Caliber 135, 19 jewels
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
Introduced in 1948 to enter observatory competitions, the caliber 135 was to become the super star of chronometer-grade movements. After being entered into the Neuchatel Observatory chronometry prizes, it won an amazing five consecutive prices from 1950 until 1954. Another incredible fact was that the caliber was awarded over 200 awards, two-thirds of these were first prizes.
Provenance
Property of a Japanese Gentleman