Lot 50

Wakmann Chronograph in Steel

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Estimate:
$1,000 - $2,000
Sold For:
$813
Brand:
Wakmann
Category:
Watch
Sold for $813

CIRCA: 1969
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 41 mm wide x 47 mm lug-to-lug
DIAL: Matte black with luminous hour markers, white printed details, and raised tachymeter chapter ring
BRACELET MATERIAL: Brown leather by JB Champion
BRACELET SIZE: 6-1/2 to 7-7/8 inches
MOVEMENT: Manual wind, No. 3019483
FUNCTIONS: Time and chronograph
CALIBER: Lemania 1873

The Wakmann Watch Co. was started in 1946 as a New York-based importer of Swiss sport watches. The present example resembles the OMEGA Seamaster, with a similar EPSA case and Lemania 1873 movement.