Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 163

LECOULTRE DESK CLOCK WITH CALENDAR LeCoultre, Suisse, "ADOS Standard, Calendrier?, No. 071278, Ref. 72, Patent No. 365.884. Made circa 1938. Very fine and rare, pink brass and leather 8-day desk clock with alarm and triple date calendar. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, leather-covered with folding cover forming the stand, pink brass hinged case for the clock, telescopic winding crown with co-axial button for alarm setting. D. Two-tone brushed silver with pink dart indexes, inner minute track, linear apertures at 6 for the date, days and months in red. Pink brass dauphine hands. M. Cal. 202, 50 mm., nickel, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, fl at balance spring, index regulator, alarm sounding on a single gong. Dial and case signed. Dim. 12.2 x 7 x 3 cm.