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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000
LOT 126
Henry Capt, Genève, No. 326015, circa 1920.Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless 8-day watch.
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
USD 2,800 - 3,500
Sold: CHF 7,475
C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silvered, applied Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds, and up-and-down scale calibrated for 8 days, gold 'cathedral' hands. M. 16???, rhodiumed, 'fausses côtes' decoration, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, all wheels jeweled, the entire escapement with ruby endstones, 'swan-neck' micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 46 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
The watch incorporates a five-wheel train instead of the usual four, to change the ratio between the center wheel, which directly drives the minute hand, and the escape wheel, from the usual 1/1200 to about 1/10,000, thus making the 8-day duration possible.