Important watches, wristwatches & clocks
New York, Dec 07, 1988
LOT 137
L. Leroy & Cie, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, circa 1905. Extremely rare early minute repeating 18-carat gold gentleman's wristwatch with gold bracelet.
USD 20,000 - 30,000
C. massive, polished, gold dome with signature. D. guilloché gold with "false cartouche" with Arabic numerals. Breguet blued steel hands. M. 9'highly finished, gilt brass, signed Leroy, 26 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetaIIic balance, Breguet balance-spring. Repeating on gongs set by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 28 mm.
Notes
This watches is the smallest and earliest example of a
minute-repeating wristwatch known to-day. At that
time, L. Leroy was famous for having made the most
complicated watch in the world: "Leroy Nr. II ".