Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...

Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990

LOT 67

Agassiz, Swiss, N° 4554015, 1950's. Very fine and rare, 14K gold world time keyless dress watch.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

Three piece "variee carrure carree" polished and satine case, a monogram engraved on the back below an eagle, with the motto: "Magnanimus esto". Mat silver small dial with gold applied Roman numerals and indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours, and the world time chapter bearing the names of 40 cities of the world, according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands. Rhodium plated 15" movement, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperatures, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 46 mm.


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This world time system was invented by Louis Cottier and produced for Patek Philippe, Rolex and Agassiz.