MIDO for HERMÈS "BALLE DE GOLF Steel and...

MIDO for HERMÈS "BALLE DE GOLF Steel and metal belt watch with the appearance of a golf ball hiding a watch. The beige honeycombed exterior, the watch revealed by turning on a hinge and pressing a push-button, silver dial signed "Hermès", railway minute track, painted rectangular hour markers and radium-painted Arabic numerals, blued cathedral hands. Frame signed "MIDO LIMITED SWITZERLAND". Metal and mineral glass caseback, numbered 400559, "MOD. DEP. INT. Hand-wound mechanical movement signed Mido. Brown leather pendant strap, originally attached to the golfer's belt. Watch functional at time of appraisal, with no guarantee of future operation or condition of parts. Scratches to the case, slight marks to the golf ball case, slight marks to the dial due to the long static position of the hands. Circa 1940 Diameter 30 mm Expert : Nicolas Amsellem for Sancy expertise