Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 44

?Sportster? Bovet Fleurier S.A., Genève, "Sportster", Ref. C 800. Made in the 2000s. Fine and unusual, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with Chinese dial, square button chronograph, registers, large date and a stainless steel Bovet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded polished band, brushed inclined bezel, asymmetric "Vendôme"-type lugs with screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant and winding-crown at 12, screwed-down transparent case back, square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with printed black Chinese characters for the hours, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute register dials with unusual numeration, double aperture for the date at 12 with Arabic numerals. Blued steel skeletonized "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2155, rhodium-plated, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 15 mm.