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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 325

Henri Riondet
Pocket watch movement, minute-repeater, triple date

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 950 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,600

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 875

Hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch movement, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and five horological complications:
· Minute-repeater on two steel gongs by two hammers (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 7 o’clock)
· Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 10 o’clock)
· Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 2 o’clock; indications given in French)
· Month of the year (aperture at 12 o’clock; indications given in Spanish)
· Age and phases of the moon (subsidiary dial, graduated from 0 to 29 ½, and aperture at 6 o’clock)

White enamel dial, with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Louis XV” hands.

Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut 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; chronograph work on the top plate.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Movement: 3-29**

Good

Lacking elements

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-77-01-09

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel

HANDS Original

HANDS Damaged

Brand Henri Riondet, Paris (Comptoir Général, 9 boulevard poissonnière)

Year circa 1890-1900

Movement No. unnumbered

Diameter 43.5 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 61.8 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial

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.