14,160 CHF
“For Hermès” Universal Genève, case No. 6301223, Ref. 5922. Made for Hermès in 1937. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, flat large bezel, concave lugs. Black with yellow gold "dauphine" numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale and tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Cal. UG 285, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, and self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
