50,600 HKD
Alpina-Gruen, No. 405080. Produced circa 1935.Fine and unusual, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box bearing inside the cover, a copper-colored plastic plate with a representation of the Tour Eiffel and Paris, entitled "GRUEN - Cosmopolitan". two-body, solid, polished, stepped and ribbed sides. matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals for the hours, and painted radial Arabic numerals for the seconds. Blued steel "Spade" and "Moderne" hands. Notes These watches were made by Aegler, in the same factory, and on the same line as the Prince, which explains the remarkable similarity between the two models.A similar watch is published in “The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches” by J. M. Dowling and J. P. Hess, p. 131.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-06-08
