Only Online Auction

Hong Kong, Dec 13, 2024

LOT 161

ULYSSE BRETING, SWITZERLAND, CHRONOMETER, PIVOTED DETENT ESCAPEMENT, 18K PINK GOLD

HKD 10,600 - 19,500

EUR 1,300 - 2,400 / CHF 1,200 - 2,200 / USD 1,400 - 2,500

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 50,400

A fine and rare, 18k pink gold, manual wind open face, keyless pocket chronometer, detent escapement, enamel dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.


Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Ulysse Breting, Switzerland

Model chronometer

Year Circa 1880

Movement No. 23161

Case No. 23161

Diameter 53 mm.

Caliber 19''',fausses côtes’ decoration, 23 jewels, center wheel screwed gold settings, wolf's tooth winding, gold wheel train, pivoted detent escapement with gold escape wheel, detent pivot with gold jewel cap on the cock, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Weight 154g

Signature Dial, case and movement



CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
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