Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 235
Pink Gold "Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar" Attributed to LeCoultre, Swiss, No. 15004. Made for the Russian market, circa 1890. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, minute repeating, 14K pink gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases.
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 25,000 / USD 25,000 - 33,000
Sold: CHF 35,400
C. Four-body, "bassine et filet", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, months and four-year cycle, days of the week and date, aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 19''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Case and movement numbered. Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |