Geneva, Nov 05, 2023

LOT 448

ATTRIBUTED TO LECOULTRE, SWITZERLAND, LARGE AND HEAVY MINUTE REPEATING, PERPETUAL CALENDAR & CHRONOGRAPH WITH CENTRAL MINUTE COUNTER, PINK GOLD

CHF 30,000 - 50,000

EUR 31,600 - 53,000 / USD 33,300 - 56,000 / HKD 260,000 - 434,000

Sold: CHF 40,000

An extremely fine, large and heavy 18k pink gold, manual wind hunting cased keyless pocket watch with minute-repeating, perpetual calendar, chronograph with central minute counter and moon phases. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and concentric five-seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, 4-year cycle, aperture for the moon phases with lunar calendar and the edge. Gold spade hands.


Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Attributed to LeCoultre, Switzerland

Year Circa 1890

Movement No. 4218

Case No. 4218

Diameter 61 mm.

Caliber 20''', rhodium-plated, 35 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, swan-neck micrometric regulator, visible chronograph work, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.