Girard Perregaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 80959, circa 1880. Rare and magnificent 18-carat gold hunting cased, three gold bridge keyless pocket chronometer with a one minute tourbillon regulator. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and clocks

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Geneva, Oct 15, 1989

LOT 424

Girard Perregaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 80959, circa 1880. Rare and magnificent 18-carat gold hunting cased, three gold bridge keyless pocket chronometer with a one minute tourbillon regulator.

CHF 180,000 - 220,000

Sold: CHF 226,250

Four body massive "bassine et filet" polished case made by R. Waldvogel. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold diamond set hands. Glazed magnificent 20"' nickel movement with three parallel gold bridges, 15 jewels, three in gold screwed setting, very delicate polished steel tourbillon carriage made by Georges Guinand driven by the second wheel, pivoted detent escapement with a gold escape wheel, 18'000 beating cut bimetallic balance with gold screws, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.

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Such watches are so important and so in favor among the collectors, that Girard Perregaux decided, a few years ago to produce a new very limited commemorative series and to publish on this occasion, the technical history of these prestigious time-keepers.