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Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 64
Le Phare – Charles Barbezat-Baillot
Large pocket watch, minute-repeater, triple date à guichet (with aperture), moon phases, made for the Russian market; 14K pink gold
HKD 33,600 - 51,000
CHF 4,000 - 6,000 / EUR 3,700 - 5,600 / USD 4,400 - 6,500
Sold: HKD 42,500
14K pink gold (56 Zolotniks), hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, made for the Russian market, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and six horological complications:
· Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the rectangular-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock)
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 2 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
· Day of the week (aperture at 9 o’clock; indications given in Cyrillic)
· Month of the year (aperture at 3 o’clock; indications given in Cyrillic)
· Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)
Cover and case-back polished.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 20’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism; chronograph work on the top plate.
Cover and case-back polished.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 20’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism; chronograph work on the top plate.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |
Brand Charles Barbezat-Baillot , Le Locle
Model under the trademark “Le Phare”
Year circa 1895-1900
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 112 059
Material 14K pink gold
Diameter 57.5 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, lever escapement
Weight 158.8 gr. (approx.)
Signature cuvette (dome) and movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 334, delivered on January 8, 1889, to Charles Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle, for a “Perfectionnements apportés à la construction des mécanismes de répétition pour montres de poche de toutes dimensions” (Improvements to the construction of the mechanisms of repetition for pocket watches of all sizes); this patent includes in particular the centrifugal force regulator to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism.
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Charles Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle
The company “C. Barbezat-Baillot” was founded by Charles Barbezat-Baillot (1847-1938). He was the elder brother of Henri Barbezat-Bôle (1851-1921), the founder of “H. Barbezat-Bôle S.A., Le Locle”.
Charles Barbezat-Baillot is the holder of many invention patents related to watchmaking and registers numerous trademarks: “Trusty”, “Le Phare”, “Dixi”, “Fix Watch Co.”, etc.
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Charles Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle
The company “C. Barbezat-Baillot” was founded by Charles Barbezat-Baillot (1847-1938). He was the elder brother of Henri Barbezat-Bôle (1851-1921), the founder of “H. Barbezat-Bôle S.A., Le Locle”.
Charles Barbezat-Baillot is the holder of many invention patents related to watchmaking and registers numerous trademarks: “Trusty”, “Le Phare”, “Dixi”, “Fix Watch Co.”, etc.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
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