Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
LOT 162
Audemars Piguet ?Minute Repeating - Extra Superior? J. C. Grogan & Co., Pittsburgh, PA, Swiss, No. 7836. Made circa 1910. Fine, very slim, 18K gold, keyless minute repeating dress pocket watch with ?Extra Superior? movement.
HKD 60,000 - 80,000
USD 8,000 - 10,000 / EUR 6,500 - 8,500
C. Four body, "demi bassine", polished, concealed hinges. Hinged gold cuvette with dedication. D. White enamel with black Dauphine numerals, outer minute track and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 17???, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, ?Extra Superior? quality, 29 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, adjusted cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, minute repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Dial and movement signed by the retailer. Diam. 46 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |