Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 203
"Minute Repeater & Chronograph" Swiss (probably LeCoultre), No. 2963633. Made circa 1900. Very fine, minute-repeating, 18K gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and register.
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,200 - 2,000 / USD 1,600 - 2,500
Sold: CHF 7,906
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, four-piece with Breguet numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, red painted 24-hour numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Blued steel "tapered baton" hands. M. 43 mm., 19 1/2''', frosted gilt, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, visible chronograph work, co-axial chronograph button in the crown. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |