Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 224

"Cronógrafo Medical" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Cronógrafo Medical", No. 55529. Made circa 1920. Fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold chronograph watch with instantaneous 30-minute register and pulsometer graduation.

C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, case back decorated with engraved wall, on it an applied skull resting on a book dated 1920 next to a caduceus and a branch, gold hinged cuvette decorated with Grand Prix medals from different exhibitions. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute and chronograph divisions, outermost red graduation to 30 pulsations, subsidiary sunk seconds and 30-minute register dials. Yellow gold "spade" hands. M. Cal. 20''', nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, visible chronograph works. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm.