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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 103

Monopoussoir Leroy & Fils, 35 Avenue Opéra, movement No. 156873. Made circa 1935. Fine and rare, mid-size, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with single olive-button chronograph and register.

CHF 13,000 - 16,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000 / USD 11,000 - 14,000

C. Three-body, polished, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Two-tone silver with painted baton indexes and arabic half-hour numerals, outer minute/fifths of a second divisions and Arabic fiveminute/ seconds numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Blued steel épée hands. M. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and case signed. Diam. 26 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-06

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Partially replaced

Notes

The present watch is one of the smallest single button cronographs known to exist.