Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016
LOT 378
S. SMITH & SON HUNTING CASED QUARTER REPEATER CHRONOGRAPH GOLD S. Smith & Son, 9 Strand, London W. G. 154-166. Made circa 1910. Fine and rare, quarter-repeating, yellow gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch with chronograph.
HKD 7,800 - 16,000
USD 1,000 - 2,060 / CHF 985 - 2,025TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 16,250
Four-body, polished, chronograph operating button at 2. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Breguet numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. 42 mm. nickel-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Repeating on gongs activated by push-button on the band at 6.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |