Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 393
GRANDJEAN MINUTE-REPEATER YELLOW GOLD Charles Grandjean, Locle, 1895, case No. 34153. Made circa 1895. Very fine, minute-repeating, hunting-cased, keyless 18K pink pocket gold watch
CHF 1,500 - 3,500
HKD 12,000 - 28,000 / USD 1,600 - 3,600
Sold: CHF 7,500
Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, entirely engraved with foliate pattern. Hinged gold cuvette, glazed gold-rimmed cover over the movement. Foliate engraved silver with painted radial Roman numerals, subsidiary sunk seconds dial, outer applied gold foliate border, the center with flowers and birds. Rhodium plated, 35 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |