Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005
LOT 220
?Imperial Presentation? Paul Buhre, No. 4122, the movement made by Le Coultre & Co. Made for the Russian Court, circa 1900. Fine and rare 14K gold and enamel hunting-cased keyless presentation quarter-repeating pocket watch.
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,600 - 2,300 / USD 2,000 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 4,025
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, the front with applied gold Imperial Eagle with blue enamel ribbon, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 20???, frosted gilt, 29 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Cuvette signed in Cyrillic, movement signed Le Coultre & Co. beneath the hammers. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-12-01 |
Fair Worn HANDS Original |