$4,875
BOVET FLEURIER SPORTSTER CHINESE ZODIAC STEEL Bovet Fleurier S. A., Genève, "Sportster, Certified Chronometer", Case No. 007136, Ref. C 803. Made in the 2000's. Fine and unusual, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with Chinese Zodiac dial, square button chronograph, registers, large date and a stainless steel Bovet deployant clasp. Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded polished band, brushed inclined bezel, asymmetric Vendôme-type lugs with screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant and winding-crown at 12, screwed-down transparent case back, square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1, sapphire crystals. Black with printed silver Chinese characters for the hours, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute register dials with unusual numeration, double aperture for the date at 12 with Arabic numerals. Steel skeletonized baton hands. Cal. 13BA01, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold rotor. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 15 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-12-11
