Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Tokyo, Dec 15, 1989
LOT 224
Ch. H. Grosclaude & Cie. Fleurier, No 21860, circa 1865. Good 18 ct. gold hunting cased key wound independant second watch with an hour and minute recorder, a quarter of second "diablotine" and a thermometer.
JPY 1,000,000 - 1,300,000
USD 7,000 - 9,000
Four body massive "demi-bassine" engine turned case, gold cuvette engine?turned on the edge. White enamel dial with two small symetrical chapters for the mean time and the hour and minute recorder, a sector above for the bimetallic thermometer, a small subsidiary dial below for the "diablotine ", outer ring for the center independant seconds (small hair crack). Blued steel Breguet hands. Gilt brass 19double train movement with going barrels, 27 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the cuvette. In good condition. Diam.: 56 mm.
