Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002
LOT 283
François Lecoultre, Geneva, 1930's.Very fine and rare set of 19 original drawings of complicated watch mechanisms which were published in Lecoultre's book.
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,300 - 4,600
Sold: CHF 9,200
C. The collection comprises drawings for minute-repeating mechanisms, chronographs, minute registers, governors, and many other things.François Lecoultre was a professor at the Geneva École d'horlogerie. These are the original drawings which were later published in his famous book "Les Montres Compliquées" (copy enclosed).Dim. 22 x 18 cm.
