Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
LOT 159
?Minute-Repeating Chronograph? Poitevin, Paris, No. 27790. Made circa 1890. Fine 18K gold hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating pocket watch with chronograph.
HKD 50,000 - 65,000
USD 6,500 - 8,500 / EUR 5,500 - 7,000
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, gold hinged glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost seconds divided into fifths, Arabic five second numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 44 mm (19 1/2'''), maillechort, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 34 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Movement signed. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |