DESCRIPTION:
WW - Minerva Chronograph, manual wind, 34mm x 39mm to lug tips, 17mm male and female lug width, original 18K rose gold snap back case with stepped lugs and rectangular pushers, black leather strap, original silvered dial with applied gold ball indices, two inset subregisters for minute recording and subsidiary seconds, 17J, s#697826, triple signed. Gross weight of assembled watch 21.5 dwt (33.4 g). From the collection of renowned wristwatch collector, Bruce Shawkey.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, chronograph functions and resets properly, near mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, hardly any oxide to steelwork; dial with paint fleck near subsidiary seconds register as well as light surface spotting most notably at 12; excellent gold hands; polished case shows little wear, the top male lugs have been chopped off and drilled into female lugs, the bottom lugs still retain their male lug style, several light dings on the band and back; replacement crown shows little wear; good plastic crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$1800
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$3400
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