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Wristwatch · La Chaux-de-Fonds

Montre-bracelet "Buckingham"

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The square, chased gold case is fitted with a peacock feather dial decorated with an engraved plate and the brand’s emblem, a small gold key. The winding crown is set with a blue sapphire.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH I-1759
Object type
Wristwatch
Place of production
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Dating
1974
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
or, plume de paon, laiton
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions min/max: 36 x 40 mm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
CORUM Buckingham (Fond du boîtier); CORUM (Cadran); CORUM 21 jewels adjusted 3 positions (Mouvement)

Historical significance

  • The square, chased gold case is fitted with a peacock feather dial decorated with an engraved plate and the brand’s emblem, a small gold key. The winding crown is set with a blue sapphire.
  • The manual-winding movement is fitted with a compensation balance spring and a screwed balance adjusted in three positions.

Photographs

Montre-bracelet "Buckingham" (MIH I-1759)
Montre-bracelet "Buckingham" (MIH I-1759) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Montre-bracelet "Buckingham" (MIH I-1759)
Montre-bracelet "Buckingham" (MIH I-1759) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. I-1759: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/39074/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.