Importantes Montres de Collection
Geneva, Nov 13, 2011
LOT 243
GRANDE SONNERIE MINUTE REPEATING CLOCKWATCH WITH CHRONOGRAPH Swiss, No. 41000. Made circa 1890. Fine and very rare, large, 18k gold, hunting cased, grande sonnerie striking and trip minute-repeating, two-train, keyless clockwatch with chronograph, register and skeletonized dial.
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
USD 7,500 - 10,000 / EUR 5,800 - 7,500
Sold: CHF 18,750
C. Four-body, bassine et fi lets, polished, button for the chronograph at 2, for the trip minute-repeating at 4. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Transparent glass with Arabic numerals on applied gold reserves, gold chapter rings for the seconds and 30-minute registers. Blued steel spade hands. M. 20???, rhodium plated, wavy-line decoration, two-train with tandem winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating on gongs, sonnerie/silence slide on the band. Case punched JB-B. Diam. 58 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-27-01 |
Good Custom-made HANDS Original |