Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 37

HARWOOD AUTOMATIC Harwood Watch Co Ltd., No. 51116. Made in the late 1920's. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, sterling silver wristwatch with patented hand-setting mechanism.

C. Three-body, polished, reeded revolving bezel for setting hands, solid wire type lugs. D. Guilloche silver with painted black Arabic numerals and dots, aperture for the wind/hand setting indication at 6. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 10 1/2''', Patent No.106583, rhodium-plated, oeil deperdrix decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 2 adjustments, fl at balance-spring, index regulator, rotor ?à butoirs?. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30mm. Thickness. 10mm.