ABERCROMBIE & FITCH - SEAFARER Abercrombie & Fitch Co, Swiss, 'Seafarer,' movement No. 452259, case No. 71676. Made in the late 1950's. Fine and unusual, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph and register. | Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces | New York, 14th September 2011
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH - SEAFARER Abercrombie & Fitch Co, Swiss, ?Seafarer,? movement No. 452259, case No. 71676. Made in the late 1950's. Fine and unusual, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph and register., USD 2,000 - 3,000 CHF 1,500 - 2,300 / EUR 1,400 - 2,000Sold: USD 4,000 C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, screwdown case back. D. Ivory color with painted luminous Arabic numerals and round indexes, subsidiary 30-minute and 12-hour register dials, outer 1/5th seconds track, 12-hour AM / PM indication at 9. Luminous blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
