Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 57
LECOULTRE & CO - PINK GOLD MINUTE REPEATING LeCoultre & Co., "Repetition a Minutes Chronographe", No. 2292. Made circa 1910. Fine, large, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket watch with chronograph.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 33,000 - 50,000 / USD 4,300 - 6,400
Sold: CHF 10,000
Four-body, "bassine et fi lets", polished. Hinged gold cuvette, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outer Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. 19''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, 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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |