Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 12

HAMILTON - STEEL JAZZ-MASTER - SPLIT-SECOND CHRONOGRAPH LIMITED EDITION NO. 2 Hamilton, Swiss, ?Jazz Master Rattrapante? Limited Edition - Split-Second Chronograph, No. 01/02/08, case No. H 326190. Made in a limited edition in 2008. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with split-second olive button chronograph and a stainless steel double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty and booklets. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 5 screws, sapphire crystals, the pushbutton at 10 is for the split-seconds function. D. Black with applied radial steel Arabic numerals and dart indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track, large central aperture to view the movement, subsidiary silver ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and the 30-minute registers. Luminous steel dauphine hands, red tip fl y-back hand. M. Cal. 7770, rhodium-plated, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 15 mm.