Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 221
LIONEL MEYLAN SKELETONIZED CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Lionel Meylan, Vevey, Swiss. Made in the 1980s. Very fine and rare, skeletonized, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph and register. Accompanied by a box.
USD 4,200 - 6,200
HKD 32,500 - 48,000 / CHF 3,800 - 5,700
Sold: USD 6,875
Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screw-down case back, stepped bezel, straight stepped lugs, sapphire crystals. Skeletonized with painted white and black baton indexes, subsidiary silver ring dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Yellow gold and black feuille hands. Cal. 23 Valjoux, hand-engraved and skeletonized, gold-plated, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |