Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 15, 2015
LOT 248
HUGUENIN QUARTER-REPEATER & CHRONOGRAPH PINK GOLD A.Huguenin & Sons., Locle, Swiss, No. 16956. Made circa 1890. Fine, quarter-repeating, hunting cased, 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch with chronograph.
CHF 1,200 - 2,200
HKD 10,000 - 18,000 / USD 1,300 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 1,500
Four-body,"bassine et filets", engine-turned covers with polished borders, polished band. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths of a second. Blued steel spade hands. 18''', rhodium-plated, wavy-line decoration, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with screws, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, visible chronograph work, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Cuvette signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-71-75-01 |
Fair ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel HANDS Original |