Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007
LOT 222
?Minute Repeating? Tiffany & Co., ?Minute Repeating?, No. 78546. Made in Switzerland circa 1910. Fine, thin, keyless, minute repeating, 18K yellow gold dress watch.
USD 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 2,000 - 2,700
Sold: USD 4,484
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, monogrammed case back, hinged gold cuvette. D. Champagne with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track, recessed subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 18???, ?maillechort?, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6-12 |
Good Slightly oxidized Worn |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |