Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 759

BARTH & FILS VERY SMALL MINUTE REPEATER PINK GOLD J. Barth & Fils, Genève, No. 26798. Made circa 1900. Very fine and rare, very small, minute-repeating, 14K pink gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

HKD 50,000 - 66,000 / USD 64,000 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 6,500

Four-body, bassine, engine-turned covers with polished borders. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold spade hands. 13''', matte gilt, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Case and cuvette signed.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-24-70-01

Good

Slightly chipped

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline

HANDS Original

Notes

DIAM. 36 mm.