Geneva, Nov 06, 2021
LOT 43
GROSCLAUDE, 18K GOLD HUNTING CASE, MADE FOR THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARKET
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
HKD 8,500 - 16,900 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / EUR 950 - 1,900TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 1,750
Fine, 18K gold hunting cased key winding pocket watch, cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Ch. H. Grosclaude & Co
Year Circa 1860
Movement No. 30833
Case No. 30833
Diameter 50 mm.
Caliber 19’’’ frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring.
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Notes
Paul Jeannot, Genève, Le Locle, La Chaux-de-Fonds. Maker of very high quality Grandes Complications. Specialized in watches for Spain and South American Market, went into partnership with Paul Perret for making pocket chronometers. Patented a number of improvements in watches, among them a mechanism for independent seconds (1889), chronograph (1892), special pin-setting mechanism (1891). Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois Antiquorum éditions, Geneva, 1998.