Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 102

"Opus" Chronoswiss, "Opus", Chronograph No. 039, Ref. CH 7520 S. Made in a limited edition, in the late 1990s. Very fine, skeletonized, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K platinum Chronoswiss buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel and back edge, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, screwed-down transparent case back, flat sapphire crystals. D. Skeletonized solid silver, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary ring dials for the days of the month at 3, the seconds at 9, 12-hour register at 6 and 30-minute register at 12. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. C. 741, skeletonized and ?oeil-de-perdrix? decoration, rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.