Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 79
MAX GUGENHEIM NEVEU QUARTER REPEATER TRIPLE CALENDAR & MOON PHASE
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 32,000 - 49,000 / USD 4,200 - 6,300
Sold: CHF 4,750
Four-body, bassine, polished. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details and engine-turned border, glazed goldrimmed cuvette over the movement. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and five-minute numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, date and days of the week, apertures for the moon phases and months. Yellow gold Louis XV hands. Gugenheim Neveu, Bienne, "Répétition Heures & Quarts, Quantièmes jours, Dates & Mois, Phases Lunaires", No. 15805. Made circa 1880. Very fine and rare, quarter-repeating, 18K yellow gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch with triple date calendar, 'digital' months and moon phases. 19''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, some with gold jewel caps, wolf 's tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel balance spring with overcoil, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Cuvette signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |