Important Watches and Wristwatches
St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990
LOT 141
L. Leroy & Cie, 7 Bd de la Madeleine à Paris, No. 63098, circa 1904.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
Rare and fine 18k gold minute repeating keyless miniature watch in the original Morocco fitted case. Double body "Empire'. case, with reeded band. the engineturned back engraved with a monogram, a dedication dated 1903-1904 engraved inside the back. Gold cuvette. Gold engine-turned dial with Roman numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. Fine giIt brass 10" movement. 29 jewels. straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Signed on the dial, the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 27 mm.
