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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006
"Minute Repeater, Triple Date Calendar & Chronograph" Surete (Movado), La Chaux de Fonds & Le Locle, No. 212062. Made circa 1905. Very fine, astronomic, minute repeating, 18K gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch with chronograph, triple date calendar and moon phases.
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the front cover engraved with a foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifths of a second divisions with Arabic five second numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 21''', frosted gilt, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a pusher in the band, silent centrifugal governor. Cuvette signed. Diam. 59 mm.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |