Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 291

DUROWE REF. 127-560 B, LACO B-UHR WORLD WAR II GERMAN AIR FORCE (LUFTWAFFE) Durowe, Assembled by Lacher & Co. Pforzheim, No. H1790, Instrument No. 127-560 B. Made in 1942 by Lacher & Co. Pforzheim, Germany. Very fine and very rare, oversized, center seconds, anticorrosion matte nickel military pilot?s wristwatch with indirect Center seconds and the original aviator?s leather strap. Accompanied by the original numbered card box.

C. Three-body, matte gray, inclined bezel, concave lugs, large winding crown, snap-on case back, band and back engraved "H 1790". D. Black with luminous 60-minute Arabic numerals and baton indexes, concentric 12 hour graduation with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds division. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 48 mm, gilt brass, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case signed Durowe, movement signed Laco. Diam. 55 mm. Thickness 19 mm