Live Auction 1369IMPORTANT WATCHES Including A CONNOISSEUR'S VISION
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Lot 70

Swiss. A small and attractive 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial, bangle bracelet and box

UNSIGNED, CASE NO. 61'939, CIRCA 1945

Closed16 November 2009

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CHF 3,750

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Swiss. A small and attractive 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial, bangle bracelet and box
Unsigned, case no. 61'939, circa 1945
Cal. 10 1/2''' GSW 237 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, black gloss dial, applied gold dagger and Arabic numerals, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, small circular case, snap on back, two oval chronograph buttons in the band, 18K gold bangle bracelet, unsigned
28 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With fitted presentation box.

The present wristwatch is fitted with one of the smallest mechanical chronograph movements ever made. The celebrated Geneva Sport calibre 237 is considered by connoisseurs as one of the finest and most sophisticated chronograph movements.