Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 22, 2013
LOT 245
C. H. MEYLAN SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD C. H. Meylan, Swiss, No. 6694, case No. 50069. Made circa 1900. Fine and rare, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph.
HKD 16,000 - 28,000
USD 2,000 - 3,600 / CHF 1,900 - 3,400TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 20,000
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, solid, polished, crown for the
start/stop and returnto- zero of the chronograph, button
for the split-seconds at 11. Hinged gold cuvette
D. White enamel with painted radial fancy Arabic
numerals, outer minute and chronograph divisions with
5-minute red Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the
seconds and 30-minute register. Blued steel spade hands.
M. Rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels,
straight-line lever escapement, adjusted cut bimetallic
compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance
spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.
Dial and movement signed, case numbered.
Diam. 48 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-24-01 |
Good Slightly chipped HANDS Original |