Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 118

J. ULLMAN & CO. CHINESE MARKET MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH HUNTING CASE YELLOW GOLD & ENAMEL J. Ullmann & Co., (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland), Hong Kong, Shanghai & Tientsin, "Répétition à Minutes", No. 15982. Made circa 1900. Fine, 18K yellow gold, pearl-set and painted on enamel, keyless hunting cased minute-repeating pocket watch with chronograph. Accompanied by a Levy Hermanos rosewood fitted box.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

HKD 125,000 - 165,000 / USD 16,000 - 21,000

Sold: CHF 45,000

Four-body, the front cover painted on enamel with a scene of a courting couple in a landscape, blue translucent enamel background, the back with a portrait of a lady in Rennaisance costume, her necklace set with four rose-cut diamonds, blue translucent enamel background, the front and rear bezels set with pearls, engraved band. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the prize medals and technical details, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic numerals calibrated to 300 units, subsidiary seconds dial. Gilt Louis XV hands. 18''', rhodium plated, 28 jewels, 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.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial and cuvette signed. DIAM. 52 mm. The present watch is in good condition with original unrestored enamel, it is also noteworthy that the case is made of 18K gold rather than the more usual 14K gold more commonly used for the cases of this type of watch. A similar watch by Ullmann was sold by Antiquorum, New York, December 13, 2012, lot 212, for $36,250.