Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 254
EUGÈNE LECOULTRE WATCH WITH SIX HOROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 120,000 - 144,000
CHF 15,000 - 18,000 / USD 15,400 - 18,500
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, hinged case-back, subsidiary seconds at 6, and six horological complications: Quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 2 o'clock), Instantaneous perpetual calendar, Retrograde (fly-back) date of the month (half-circle graduation at 12 o'clock), Day of the week (aperture at 9 o'clock; indications given in French), Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 3 o'clock; indications given in French), Phases of the moon (aperture at 12 o'clock) Case-back engraved in taille-douce with the cypher "J C H L"; chiselled case band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-73-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed HANDS Original |
Brand Eugene Lecoultre
Year circa 1860
Case No. 1 464
Caliber 19''' gilded brass, with going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve
Dimensions Ø 52.5 mm.
Signature case