$2,160
Chronograph & Alarm Fortis, Grenchen, "Automatic Chronograph with Alarm," No. 1272. Ref. 599. 10.170. Made circa 2000. Fine self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with alarm, date, round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Fortis buckle. To be sold without reserve The Billy Blanks Collection Two-body, matte finish, screw-down case back, down-turned straight lugs, alarm activation button at 8, sapphire crystal. Black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and square and triangular indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute scale, apertures for the date and on/off alarm indication. Trituim-coated Lozenge hands, orange tipped alarm indicator hand. Cal. F 2001, rhodiumplated, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, alarm with hammer. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 16mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-11