Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 217

"Le Modulor" Ebel, Automatic, Chronograph "Le Modulor", Ref. 8134901. Produced in the 1990s. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Ebel clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with screws, bezel fixed with 5 yellow gold screws, protected crown, sapphire crystal. D. Silvered with applied gold Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. Luminous gold ?bâton" hands. M. Cal. "Le Modulor", rhodiumplated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm.