Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 422
FABRIQUE G. TRIBAUDEAU POCKET CHRONOMETER WITH OBSERVATORY BULLETIN, CHRONOGRAPH AND MINUTE RECORDER; 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 9,000 - 13,000
CHF 1,150 - 1,700 / USD 1,150 - 1,750
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and two horological complications: - 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the winding-crown) with telemetric scale graduated for 6 kilometres - Half-instantaneous 30-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 12 o'clock) Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher "L A". Case pendant based on the Swiss invention patent No. 4 646, delivered on February 15, 1892, to Louis-G. Tribaudeau, Besançon (France), for a "Pendant perfectionné pour montres de tous genres" (Pendant perfected for watches of all kinds).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Fabrique G. Tribaudeau
Year circa 1920
Movement No. 77 469
Calibre 19''', gilded brass, with going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut compensated balance and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve
Case No. 77 469
Material 18K yellow gold
Caliber 19''', gilded brass, with going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut compensated balance and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve
Dimensions Ø 53 mm.