Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 13, 2016
LOT 509
FINESSE TWENTY U.S. DOLLAR COIN WRISTWATCH YELLOW GOLD Finesse, Swiss, coin watch with concealed dial. Made in the 1960s. Fine, 18K yellow gold, thin, coin quartz wristwatch set into a 20 Dollar U.S. gold coin dated 1907 with a gold plated buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,000 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 2,625
Two-body, reeded sides, reeded bezel, straight lugs, push piece in the band to unlock the cover, sapphire crystal missing, on the back the American Eagle, on the front the profile of Lady Liberty. Champagne with black baton indexes. Blued steel bâton hands. Cal. 9```, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-18-01 |
Good Spotted HANDS Original |