Trincano-Caraz, Fabricants à Besançon, No. 11861, circa 1880.Very fine, large, silver keyless watch.
C. Four-body, massive, ?bassine?, polished; hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?pear? hands. M. 22???, gilt brass, 18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 59 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,000 - 2,400
Swiss, circa 1880.Fine silver keyless pocket chronometer.
C. Four-body, massive, ?demi-bassine?, polished; hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?fleurs-de-lys? hands. M. 19???, frosted and gilt, bar calibre with going barrel, 15 jewels, pivoted detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve and regulator.Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 1,840
C. Four-body, massive, ?demi-bassine? polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 19???, Rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 21 jewels in screwed settings, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Accompanied by original certificate and Bulletin de marche.Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 3,500
Sold: CHF 3,910
C. Three-body, solid, polished, wire mobile lugs, two crowns, top winder. D. white enamel with Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds dial at 12 o?clock. ?Spade? blued steel hands. M. 18???, gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring. The coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph.Signed on the dial, numbered on the case.Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 7,475
C. Three-body, massive, ?Empire?, polished, the back centred with a white gold roundel. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Gold engine turned with Breguet numerals on a matt chapter ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 18???, gilt brass with punch-mark in form of a viper?s head set by the Observatory of Besançon, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve.Signed on the dial, cuvette and movement.Diam. 51 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 4,000
C. Three-body mahogany deck watch box, the brass bowl with screwed bezel. D. Silvered with Arabic ring for the 40 decimal hours and outer ring for the decimal minutes, subsidiary dial for 25 decimal seconds and half-moon sector for 63 decimal hours, power reserve indication. Gilt brass hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with slightly tapered turned pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance with cylindrical poising weights ad timing screws, free sprung helical paladium balance spring with terminal curve, diamond end-stone.Signed on the box, dial and back plate.Dial diam. 70 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
C. Three-body mahogany box with sunk brass handles, glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale. Gold ?pear? hands. M. Spotted brass full plate, relieved for the barrel, with cylindrical pillars, inverted fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, Guillaume integral balance, diamond end-stone, free sprung palladium helical balance spring with terminal curvs Signed on the dial and movement. Dial diam. 102 mm. Dim. 19 x 18 x 18 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 9,200
C. Three-piece, massive, ?bassine et filets?, polished with screwed back. Detachable stainless steel cuvette. D. Silvered with bolt Breguet numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph rings, sunk subsidiary seconds and minute register. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 24???, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance springwith special micrometric index. Split-seconds chronograph with visible work, button on the winding crown and push piece in the band.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity by Ulysse Nardin.Diam. 64 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 4,830
C. Three-piece, massive, ?bassine et filets?, polished, the bezel without glass, the screwed back with milled border engraved with the Navy Registration Number. Double body mahogany deck box, the brass bowl with glazed screwed bezel. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute and seconds ring. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 22???, frosted and gilt,21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve and micrometric index.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Accompanied by Extrait des Registres.Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,800 - 3,200
Sold: CHF 3,910
C. two-body, solid, polished, hinged back. D. white enamel with painted Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer pulsometer graduation for 30 pulsations. ?Spade? blued steel hands. M. 13???, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 31 x 40 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 11,500
C. Three-body, massive, ?bassine?, polished. Hinged silver cuvette. D. Satiné silver with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale for 32 hours. Blued steel ?pear? hands. M. 21??? rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 60 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
C. Three-body, brushed, large winding-crown. D. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes. ?Lozenge? radium-coated hands. M. Cal. 47 I., 19 1/2???, gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Case and movement signed.Diam. 55 mm.Accompanied by an original cardboard box of Lacher & Co. Pforzheim.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,000 - 4,500
Sold: CHF 5,290
C. Three-piece, massive, ?bassine?, polished, the back engraved with the Service Number. Hinged silver cuvette. D. Silvered with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 22???, frosted and gilt, three-quarter plate, calibre 48, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 59 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 13,800
C. Three-piece with screwed milled bezel and back. Antimagnetic inner protecting cap. D. Silvered with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down, half moon sector. Blued steel spade hands.M. 25???, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating balance spring with terminal curve and special micrometric index.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 70 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,200 - 2,600
Sold: CHF 4,140
C. Three-body, polished, revolving reeded bezel, lapidated lugs. D. black and ?guilloché? silver with applied steel and tritium indexes, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer graduation for the telemeter, the slide-rule and the decimal scale. ?Dauphine? tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13??? with switching wheel, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,200 - 2,600
Sold: CHF 2,760
C. Two-body, brushed, screw down case back. D. black with radium-coated and painted Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, on the 6, the ?Broad Arrow?. ?Bâton? radium-coated white hands. M. Cal. 7733, rhodium plated,17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 3,500
C. Three-body, polished, screwed down case back, the crown at 2 o?clock activates the central revolving alarm dial, lapidated lugs. D. two-tone silver with applied steel indexes, aperture for the date. ?Dauphine? radium-coated steel hands. M. 13???, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor à ?butoirs?.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,600 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 2,300
C. Two-body, solid, polished, screw down case back, wide bezel and lugs. D. ?guilloché? and two-tone silver with applied gold Arabic numerals and indexes. ?Dauphine? yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 352, copper colored, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor à butoirs.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 1,725
C. Two-body, solid, polished, screw down case back.D. ?guilloché? champagne with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals. ?Dauphine? tritium-coated pink gold hands. M. Cal. 352 copper coloured, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor à butoirs.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,600 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 1,840
C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back bearing an engraved medallion representing an Observatory and the constellations, concave lugs. D. two-tone silver with applied gold fancy indexes. ?Dauphine? yellow gold hands. M. 13??? copper colored, 17 jewels, leverescapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, rotor à butoirs.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 2,700 - 3,200
Sold: CHF 3,680