Geneva, Nov 06, 2021
LOT 133
MINUTE REPEATING & CHRONOGRAPH,
18K GOLD J. BADOLLET & CIE
CHF 8,000 - 14,000
HKD 68,000 - 118,000 / USD 8,700 - 15,200 / EUR 7,500 - 13,100
Very fine and rare, large 18K yellow gold, minute-repeating, keyless
pocket watch with chronograph and instantaneous 30-minute
register.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand J.J Badollet
Year Circa 1910
Case No. 89625
Caliber 9’’’, frosted gilt, 32 jewels, calibrated straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, swan-neck micrometer regulator, steel chronograph work, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide on the band
Dimensions 54 mm
Signature Movement, Case numbered
Notes
Badollet & Cie Horologists and makers of watch cases, the company was
registered on November 1, 1880, under the number 43. They received
the 1st prize at the Observatory contest for chronometry in 1872 (with
267.9 points out of 350); 1873 (with 229 points out of 350); and in 1874
(with 264 points out of 350); and in 1874-75 (with 213 points out of 350).
In 1874, Badollet tied with H.R. Ekegrén for those contestants presenting a minimum of three chronometers.
In 1874, Badollet tied with H.R. Ekegrén for those contestants presenting a minimum of three chronometers.