Sold for:
$863
$863
Vixa "Antimagnetic", Type 20, 1950's. Fine waterproof, stainless steel military wristwatch, with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and register. polished, satined, screwed back, revolving reeded bezel . black with radiumed Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, and the 30 minutes register. "Baton " radiumed hands. Notes The title "retour en vol" refers to the instantaneous fly-back feature of the chronograph work. A single push on the lower chronograph button, zero's the chronograph hand whilst still in motion, which then restarts immediatly, avoiding the need for a pilot to break concentration from the control of the plane.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-06-20
