Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, May 08, 2010
LOT 342
LeCoultre & Co. Minute Repeater LeCoultre & Co., Swiss, "Répetition à Minutes Longuevue", case No. 221053. Made circa 1900. Fine, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch.
CHF 3,500 - 5,000
USD 3,400 - 4,700 / EUR 2,500 - 3,500
Sold: CHF 4,800
C. Four-body, entirely engraved with horse chestnut and foliage, vacant cartouche. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with prize medals. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet spade hands. M. 18???, rhodium-plated, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs with two polished steel hammers. Movement signed. LeCoultre under the hour hammer. Diam. 50 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 4-8* |
Fair Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-24-01 |
Good Slightly chipped HANDS Original |