LIP Gold, calibre 20.3, late 1920s - Lot 31

Lot n° 31
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Estimation :
600 - 900 EUR
Result : NC
LIP Gold, calibre 20.3, late 1920s - Lot 31
LIP Gold, calibre 20.3, late 1920s 18K (750/1000) yellow gold bracelet watch with fixed attachments, grey dial with applied gold numerals, seconds at 6 o'clock, Lip calibre 20.3 mechanical movement, numbered grooved back, inside engraved Lip 20 3, green lézard strap (to be reattached to the attachments), plated pin buckle. Case 30.7 x 22 mm Gross weight with bracelet 17 g PB. case with glass without movement or bracelet: 7.9 g Eagle head hallmarks (Dial with patina, scratches and bumps to glass, seems to work, to be overhauled) Developed in 1899 by Manufacture Lip and the first caliber entirely designed at 14 Grande Rue in Besançon, the 20.3 caliber, with a diameter of 20 mm, was intended for wristwatches with small dimensions (watches with a diameter of 30 mm). Originally featuring two hands for the hours and minutes, the movement was enriched in 1901 with a seconds counter at 6 o'clock. Lip's caliber 20.3 has been certified as a Chronometer by the Observatoire Chronométrique de Besançon - an official body internationally recognized for its precision measurements in watchmaking - since 1899!
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