Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 115
A. DUPONT LINEAR TRIPLE DATE SO-CALLED “AMERICAN CALENDAR”, MOON PHASES; “CHRONOMÈTRE”; 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 43,000 - 70,000
CHF 5,500 - 8,800 / USD 5,550 - 8,850
Sold: HKD 50,000
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6, half-instantaneous calendar à guichets (with apertures), so-called Calendrier américain or Quantième en ligne (American Calendar or Linear Calendar), date of the month, day of the week, month of the year, phases of the moon. Caseback polished.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-13-01 |
Good Slightly damaged HANDS Original |
Brand Dupont
Model “Chronomètre”
Year Circa 1900
Movement No. 18 565
Calibre 19’’’, lever escapement (ebauche by LeCoultre & Co., Le Sentier, Vallée de Joux)
Case No. 18 565
Diameter 50.2 mm
Signature Cuvette (dome; by the maker) and movement (by the manufacture)
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