LIP Gold, calibre 20.3, late 1920s - Lot 33

Lot n° 33
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Result : 660EUR
LIP Gold, calibre 20.3, late 1920s - Lot 33
LIP Gold, calibre 20.3, late 1920s Rectangular-case wristwatch in 18K (750/1000) yellow gold with fixed attachments, flanged bezel, silvered dial, applied gold Arabic numeral markers, seconds at 6 o'clock, calibre 20.3 mechanical movement, brown lizard strap with glued attachments (used condition, oxidized plated pin buckle). Case 27 x 22.6 mm Gross weight with bracelet and without movement 17.7 g Weight of caseback alone 5.5 g Eagle head hallmarks (Good condition, dial a little patinated, 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 designed to equip 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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