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Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021

LOT 65

Charles Couleru-Meuri
Pocket watch, second time zone or co-axial minute and hour counter; “Observateur deposé”; 18K pink gold

HKD 10,100 - 15,100

CHF 1,200 - 1,800 / EUR 1,150 - 1,700 / USD 1,300 - 1,950

Sold: HKD 13,750

18K pink gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Hours and minutes of a second time zone, known as doubletour d’heures(concentric hands, subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock, time-setting by push-pin at 1 o’clock)

· Co-axial 60-minute and 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; activated by the round push-piece located on the case-band at 1 o’clock, for the re-set of the indexes)

Case-back polished.

White enamel dial with gilded suspended “Breguet” numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.

Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, à moustaches, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator; counter work mounted under the dial.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-24-01

Good

Slightly chipped

HANDS Original

Brand Charles Couleru-Meuri, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Model “Observateur deposé”

Year circa 1890

Movement No. 58 666

Case No. 49 951

Material 18K pink gold

Diameter 47.3 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, lever escapement

Weight 95.7 gr. (approx.)

Accessories contemporary fitted box; copy of the invention patent

Notes

Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 171, delivered on January 28, 1889, to Ch. Couleru-Meuri, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Montre double-tour d’heures et minutes, remontoir au pendant avec deux mises à l’heure”.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.