Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 292

"Chrono Sport" Gerald Genta, "Chrono Sport". Made circa 2004. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, large date and Gerald Genta stainless steel buckle. Accompanied by a Gerald Genta fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished, coin-edge band, back with six screws, straight lugs, rounded bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with painted white and luminous Arabic numerals and dot indexes, outer fifths of seconds scale and tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for seconds, 30-minute and 12 hour registers, date aperture. Tritium coated "alpha" hands. M. Caliber 4500, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock-absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.