Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 108

?Academy? Zénith, ?Academy?, Ref. 59.6000.410. Made in the 1990s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date, moon phases and a Zénith stainless steel and gold bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and an additional leather strap.

C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, case back secured by four screws, screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied gold Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the date, day of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 41.0, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx length overall 185 mm.