162,500 HKD
AGASSIZ WORLD TIME RETAILED BY TRABERT & HOEFFER MAUBOUSSIN PINK GOLD Agassiz Watch Co. , Swiss, No. 307963. Made in the 1940s. Very fine and elegant, World Time, 14K pink gold wristwatch. Two-body, polished, claw lugs, snap-on case back. tear drop lugs. Two-tone silver with printed Roman quarter hour numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track, concentric revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours, outer graduation bearing the names of 31 cities in the world. Pink gold dauphine and circle hands. Cal. 9 1/2''', rhodium-plated, fausses-côtes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to temperatures, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 30 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm. The "World Time" system was invented around 1935 by LOUIS COTTIER (1894-1966), famous independent watchmaker in Geneva. This "World Time" system was used by AGASSIZ and other major manufacturers in the Swiss watch industry, such as PATEK PHILIPPE, ROLEX and VACHERON CONSTANTIN. It is extremely rare to find a well-preserved Agassiz Worldtime piece, especially in pink gold. 14K gold cases were designated for the US Market as shown by the name of the retailer TRABERT & HOEFFER - MAUBOUSSIN on the dial.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-06-28
