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427 - Mido. A stainless steel manual wind centre seconds 'doctor's' bracelet watch with rare Francois Borgel case
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£600 - 800 (€710 - 960)Sale fees
Mido. A stainless steel manual wind centre seconds 'doctor's' bracelet watch with rare Francois Borgel case Multifort, Case numbered inside the back and between the lugs 737144, Circa 1940 17-jewel 800C Mido movement with gold balance, black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, with outer five minute chapter, white seconds chapter, luminous filled sword hands and red tipped running seconds, signed and numbered stainless steel square case back held by sliding steel sections to the sides, Swiss marks flanking the crown, to a stainless steel bonklip bracelet, case, dial and movement signed 22.4mm diameter Together with a plated chronograph watch (AF) (2) Geneva based casemaker's Taubert & Fils developed the innovative waterproof case design for this watch which was registered under patent number 207378. They bought the business of Francois Borgel which explains why this particular watch is signed by FB. This case design was used by several prestigious brands such as Patek Philippe and their rare stainless steel waterproof reference 1485, but also by brands like Movado, Alpina and Jurgensen.
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