100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 304

Lip 'Electronic', Ref. 57834, 1960's.Fine center-seconds, water-resistant, electromechanical gentleman's wristwatch with date.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, engraved case back, lapidated lugs. D. satiné silver with applied goldand black indexes, aperture for the date. 'Bâton' gold and black hands. M. Cal. R 148 N, following a constructionpatented in 1952 in France, gilt brass, 17 jewels, electromechanically driven balance, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring.Signed on the dial, numbered on the case.Engraved on the case back: the initial 'M' and an eagle.Diam. 34 mm.