Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011
LOT 132
J. Auricoste/Just, Swiss, movement 140147, case No. 1033. Made circa 1910. Fine, 18k yellow gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph, 15-minute recorder, tachometer and telemeter for 1 to 3 minutes base
HKD 12,000 - 20,000
USD 1,500 - 2,500 / EUR 1,000 - 1,800
C. Three-body, solid, bassine, polished, hinged case back, bezel and cuvette. D. White enamel with printed Arabic numerals, inner scale for 24 hours, 1/5th seconds chronograph scale, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds at 6 and the 15-minute register at 12, outer tachometer and 3 multicolor telemeter scales. Pink gold spade hands. M. 41 mm, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Chronograph functions by a single button on the winding crown. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |