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Geneva, May 10, 2009
LOT 231
Minute Repeating LeCoultre & Co., No. 24974. Made circa 1910. Fine, minute-repeating, 18K rose gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch. To be sold without reserve
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,600 - 3,500 / EUR 2,000 - 2,600
Sold: CHF 3,000
C. Four-body, ?bassine? polished, the front cover with an applied two-color gold monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer minute track. Gold spade hands. M. 20???, frosted gilt, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, centrifugal governor. Movement signed under the hour hammer. Diam. 53.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-23-01 |
Good Later HANDS Original |