Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 13, 2010
LOT 97
Lecoultre & Co - Minute Repeating LeCoultre & Co., ?Repetition a Minutes?, retailed by Léon Simon a Besancon, case No. 1272. Made circa 1890. Fine, minute-repeating, 18K gold, keyless pocket watch.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
USD 4,000 - 6,000 / EUR 3,000 - 4,500
Sold: CHF 5,750
c. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, the back cover with engraved foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. d. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outer Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XVI hands. m. 20???, matte gilt, 29 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Movement signed LeCoultre & Co. under the hour hammer. 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 |