8,050 CHF
Bovet Fleurier S. A., Genève, "Sportster", No. 2977, case No. 3130. Manufactured in 2001. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, asymmetric, stainless steel wristwatch with Chinese dial, square button chronograph at 11 and 1 o'clock, registers, date and a stainless steel Bovet deployant clasp. Accompanied by an electrically-wound fitted box, certificate and a "Bulletin de marche du Contrôle officiel suisse des chronomètres". three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, rounded polished band, brushed inclined bezel, asymmetric lugs: "Vendôme" type with screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant and winding-crown at 12, square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1. mother-of-pearl with blue enameled chinese characters for the hours, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minutes register dials with unusual numeration, double aperture for the date at 12 with Arabic numerals. Blued steel "Skeleton-Bâton" hands. Cal. 800, rhodium-plated, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K blue gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Notes Decorated with Chinese characters, this watch is remininscent of the remarquable works done by the Frères Bovet nearly two centuries ago.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
