13th Jul, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
2156
Dodane: A Rare Stainless Steel French Military Pilots Type 21 Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Dodane, model: Type 21, 1960's, (Valjoux 222) manual wound lever movement numbered 7161, black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, outer fifth of seconds track, two dials for seconds and 30 minute register, case with buttons in the band to operate the chronograph, rotating bezel, screw back with engraved military marks FG 17/3/68, FG 18/8/74, FG 30/11/78, FG 20/2/81, G 30/11/78, case serial number 210324
38mm wide
In the 1950's the French army needed new military watches for the Navy and Airforce. The French watch manufacturer Dodane took the opportunity to start to produce a more precise and reliable chronograph wristwatch which needed a flyback function. The different numbers on the case back is for the case number and the other numbers refer to the guarantee and Precision of the watch. The letters FG stand for "Fin the Guarantee". Dodane serviced the watches for the French army and engraved each watch with the expiration date.
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Case with surface scratches, bezel with numerals rubbed, later strap and buckle, plexi glass with scratches and small cracks, dial is clean, luminous Arabic numerals are evenly faded with a nice aged patina, back of the chronograph hand is broken and missing, hand setting correctly, winding smoothly, chronograph is fuctioning with both buttons working correctly, the 30 minute register chronograph hand is not returning back to the 30 minute indicator mark when pressing the flyback bottom chronograph button, movement in going order.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 13th Jul, 2024
A dazzling selection of rings are on offer in the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale, led by two impressive diamond rings from private collections. The first is a Diamond Three Stone Ring, which has a significant total diamond content of 6.25 carat approximately. The second is a Diamond Two Stone Twist Ring, featuring old cut diamonds with a total estimated diamond weight of 5.00 carat. For those seeking colour, a Sapphire and Diamond Ring from the Victorian era features an old pear cut sapphire and old cut diamonds, and an Art Deco Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring has a central Colombian emerald.
An extremely fine and rare 1968 Omega First Generation/Second Execution Professional Exotic Red Racing Speedmaster Chronograph Wristwatch is one of the outstanding lots in the Watch section of the sale. This is joined by a 2021 Rolex 18 Carat Everose Gold and Diamond Set Day/Date Wristwatch, a 2014 Breguet 18 Carat White Gold Classique Wristwatch, and 2016 Patek Philippe 18 Carat Rose Gold Annual Calendar Wristwatch. Amongst the pocket watches in the sale is a very rare Cartier Art Deco Ultra Slim 18 Carat Gold Open Faced Pocket Watch, made in 1935.
The sale also includes a selection of silver, purchased in the legendary 1977 ‘Sale of the Century’ at Mentmore Towers, conducted by Sotheby’s. Mentmore is a grand country house, built for the Rothschild family in Buckinghamshire in the 1850s. Highlights of Mentmore silver on offer in the sale include a Pair of Edward VII Silver Inkwells by Sebastian Garrard, London, 1904. The inkwells belonged to Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl Midlothian, who married Hannah de Rothschild, only heir of Baron Meyer de Rothschild. Amongst several lots of Chinese silver in the sale is a Five-Piece Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service, retailed by Nanking Store, Shanghai in the first quarter of the 20th century, each piece chased with dragons and with handles cast in the shape of bamboo. Further highlights include a Victorian Silver Tea Tray by Stephen Smith and William Nicholson, London, 1853 decorated with the coat-of-arms of the Holdsworth family, and a Pair of William III Silver Tazze by Joseph Sheene, London, 1698.
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