Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 208
CHARLES HUMBERT MINUTE REPEATER CHRONOGRAPH Charles Humbert & Fils, Humbert-Ramuz & Co., Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss, case No. 60875. Made in the 1890s. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold, hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating pocket watch with chronograph. Accompanied by the original fitted box.
USD 6,000 - 8,000
HKD 47,000 - 62,000 / CHF 5,700 - 7,600
Sold: USD 8,125
Four-body, "bassine et filets" with rounded bezels, polished front and back, stepped edges of the bezels, gold hinged cuvette with inscription. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Gold Louis XV hands. 50 mm.(22 '''), nickel, fausses côtes decoration, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating a slide in the band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01-09 |
Very good HANDS Original HANDS Damaged |