Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jan 26, 2013
LOT 125
BUCHERER 20 DOLLAR COIN WATCH Bucherer. Made circa 1960. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold purse watch, set into a 20 Dollar coin dated 1884.
HKD 40,000 - 56,000
USD 5,000 - 7,200 / EUR 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: HKD 62,500
C. Three-body; on one side, the American Eagle, the shield and the mottos ?E Pluribus Unum? and ?In God We Trust?, and on the other side, the profile of Liberty, opening through a push button in the reeded band, brushed bezel with engraved baton hour markers, winding crown at 1, glazed both sides and attached to the coin by a hinge at 6. D. Champagne with black painted Roman numerals. Black baton hands. M. 9 ¼???,17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted 3 positions, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 4.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |