Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 278

BAUTTE QUARTER REPEATING WATCH J. Frs. Bautte & Ce, Genève, No. 53691. Made circa 1840. Fine, quarter-repeating, 18K gold pocket watch.

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

HKD 12,500 - 20,000 / USD 1,600 - 2,600

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, engine-turned case, polished bezel and back rim. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver sunray engine-turned, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 40 mm, frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance with flat balance-spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a plunge in the bow stem. Cuvette signed. DIAM. 46 mm


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-8-10

Good

Slightly scratched

Patinated