Ovettones/Bubblebacks

[kyle L]

Well I was supposed to be studying for my Modern Asia class...but I saw a picture of Nehru (Prime Minister of India 1947-1964) in my packet and I had to see what he was wearing. Turns out it's an early Datejust Ovettone, one of the watches I'm looking for. Anyone have one of these?

[cruvon]

Nice, here's another timepiece from Indian Asian history, Mahatma Gandhi's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi) Zenith that went for 2 million dollars in 2009, am sure this ones always going to appreciate. Pity it didn't stay with his niece's family though!

C. Three body, "bassine", hinged engine-turned case back, hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds at 6 and the alarm at 12. Blued steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 21"', gilt brass, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 49 mm. Thickness 16 mm.

http://catalog.antiquorum.com/catalo...&auctionid=212