Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 10, 2013
LOT 207
JAMES PICARD GRANDE & PETITE SONNERIE MINUTE REPEATER YELLOW GOLD James Picard, Geneva, No. 10474. Made circa 1890. Very fine and very rare hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with grande and petite sonnerie and minute repeater.
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 77,000 - 115,000 / CHF 9,500 - 14,000
Sold: USD 13,750
C. Four-body, bassine, polished. Hinged gold cuvette over a transparent dust cover. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blue steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm, rhodium-plated, double train with differential winding, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking the hours and quarters on three gongs with three hammers, Silence/Sonnerie selection lever on the band, repeating activated by a slide in the band. Dial signed. DIAM. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8-11 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly worn |
Movement: 3-8-7** |
Good Slightly scratched Oxidized Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-73-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed HANDS Original |