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Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

LOT 160

?Minute Repeater? Baume & Co., 21 Hatton Garden, London, No. 6650. Case with London hallmarks for 1883. Fine, 18K yellow gold minute-repeating keyless pocket watch.

HKD 43,000 - 53,000

USD 5,500 - 7,000 / EUR 4,500 - 5,500

C. Four-body, ?basine?, polished, the hinged and sprung front cover engraved with two heraldic crests. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved dedication. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 40 mm., frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, jewels in screwed chatons, spring barrel, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, diamond endstone, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-6

Good

Slightly oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Baume & Co. The firm was established in London around 1845; a branch was opened in Geneva in 1882, under the name Baume Genève. The firm often used LeCoultre ebauches for their complicated watches. They were known for their careful, high-quality finishing. Literature: ?Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois? by Osvaldo Patrizzi.