Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007
Répétition à Minutes? Louis Henry, Locle, ?Répétition à Minutes?, No. 285899. Made for the Hispanic market circa 1890. Very fine, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold and enamel pocket watch with special dial.
C. Five-body, "bassine", solid, entirely decorated with scrolls and black-enameled stars, front with blank shield, hinged gold cuvette with inscription over glazed cover. D. Matte silver, engraved and with applied multicolored gold floral ornaments, painted radial Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?Louis XVI" hands. M. Cal. 19''', nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, some in screwed gold chatons, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Diam. 52 mm.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-12 |
Good Worn |
Movement: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-9-01 |
Good Scratched HANDS Original |