Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 649
DEUTSCHE UHRENFABRIKATION - MINUTE REPEATING WATCH Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation Glashütte i/S, A-Lange & Sohne, No. 70709. Made circa 1920. Very fine and rare, large, minute repeating, 14K rose gold, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 83,000 - 125,000 / USD 10,500 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 23,750
Four-body, "Louis XV", polished. Hinged gold cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. Three-piece, white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XV hands. 20''', frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, jeweled to the third wheel, straight line Glashütte lever escapement with gold fork and escape wheel, cut bimetallic compensation Guillaume- type balance with gold teperature adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |