Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 142

UNIVERSAL - YELLOW GOLD - JUMP HOUR Universal Genève, "Jump Hour," case No. 4121809, Ref. 125.125. Made in the 1990's. Fine, jump-hour, water-resistant, rectangular flared, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a gold-plated Universal buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and spare strap.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone silver with an off-center minute dial with minute track and 5-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds dial at 6, aperture for the jump-hour at the 12. Yellow gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. UG 25, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 43 mm. Thickness 8 mm.