Geneva, Nov 05, 2023

LOT 341

LOUIS AUDEMARS, SWITZERLAND, POCKET WATCH WITH MINUTE-REPEATER AND DEAD INDEPENDENT SECONDS, YELLOW GOLD

CHF 15,000 - 25,000

EUR 15,800 - 26,300 / USD 16,700 - 27,700 / HKD 130,000 - 218,000

Sold: CHF 18,750

A very fine and rare, 18k gold, manual wind hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 5 o’clock). Dead independent seconds activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case- band, at 12 o’clock. Two barrels with differential gears and bidirectional-winding inspired by Sylvain Mairet’s (1805-1890) works (1850 / 1855)


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Louis Audemars, Switzerland

Year Circa 1870

Case No. 10835

Diameter 53 mm.

Caliber 19'', 45 jewels, gilded brass, with two barrels, double-train of wheels, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve

Signature Dial and movement

Notes

Louis Audemars 1782-1833 Born in La Vallée de Joux, at 16 Louis Audemars was apprenticed to Philippe Meylan and soon established his reputation for the fine workmanship of his movements. All eight of Audemar's sons continued in the family firm, making finished movements, and around 1837 inventing the keyless winding/setting system known today as the Audemars system. In 1848 Audemars began producing complete watches. The company became recognized as one of the best, furnishing the major Swiss and French manufacturers such as Le Roy, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin, with highly complicated watches and movements.