Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007
LOT 316
?Rattrapante? E. Gübelin, Lucerne, Swiss, ?Rattrapante?, No. 6389648, case No. 244617. Made by Merimont Watch Co, Genève circa 1920. Very fine, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch with splitseconds chronograph and register.
USD 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,700 - 3,500
Sold: USD 2,714
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. Champagne with painted Breguet numerals, outer Arabic minute and outermost chronograph divisions, recessed subsidiary seconds and minute register dials. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 17 1/2???, nickel, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, visible chronograph works. Dial signed ?Gübelin?, case signed ?Vacheron & Constantin?, movement signed ?Merimont Watch Co, Suisse?. Diam. 48 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |