9,775 CHF
Agassiz Watch Co. , Swiss, No. 4554016, made in the 1940's. Fine and rare 14K pink gold, keyless world time dresswatch Three piece "variee " polished and sating with bevelled bezels. Small matted silver with applied gold Roman numerals and indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and and the world time chapter bearing the names of 39 cities or places around the world, on the basis of the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands. Notes This world time system was invented by Louis Cottier and produced for Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin and Agassiz. As opposed to most other watches of this type, the chapter ring marked with the names of the cities, is adjustable in order to be set for the city of residence, but it does no revolve.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-10-31
