Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016
LOT 141
FAVRE & ANDRIE TOURBILLON AND THERMOMETER SILVER Favre & Andrie, Locle, Swiss, No. 34878. Made circa 1880. Very fine and extremely rare sterling silver key-wound pocket Chronometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator, spring detent escapement, free-sprung balance spring and thermometer in Réaumur, Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Accompanied by a key.
HKD 62,000 - 94,000
USD 7,980 - 12,100 / CHF 7,900 - 11,980
Sold: HKD 100,000
Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets," engine- turned back, transparent hinged cuvette with winding aperture, reeded band. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, thermometer sector at 12 in Réaumur, Centigrade and Fahrenheit, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. 45 mm.(21'''), nickel-plated, bar caliber, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm cut bimetallic compensation balance with Earnshaw type gilt wedge temperature compensation weights, blued steel free- sprung flat balance spring, polished steel carriage.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
