Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jan 19, 2023
LOT 176
L. LEROY & Cie
8-DAY GOING “MARINE” TABLE-CLOCK, POWER RESERVE INDICATION; MAHOGANY AND BRASS
EUR 3,000 - 6,000
USD 3,300 - 6,500 / HKD 25,100 - 51,000 / CHF 3,000 - 6,000
Sold: EUR 5,200
Mahogany and brass, keyless-winding, 8-day going, “marine” table-clock, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
· 8-day power reserve indication (sector at 12 o’clock)
Lacquered brass chronometer barrel mounted on a hinged support (also in lacquered brass) where the winding-key is housed; the whole mounted on a mahogany base, which is reminiscent of a ship’s porthole.
Silver colour dial with suspended luminescent Arabic numbers; blued steel skeleton hands.
Movement 24’’’ // 36’’’, gilded brass, 8-day going, going barrel, platform with straight-line lever escapement, monometallic screw-balance and self-compensating flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
Movement 24’’’ // 36’’’, gilded brass, 8-day going, going barrel, platform with straight-line lever escapement, monometallic screw-balance and self-compensating flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand L. Leroy & Cie, Paris
Model “Horloger de la marine”; made in Switzerland
Year circa 1999
Movement No. 2 311
Material mahogany and brass
Caliber 24’’’ // 36’’’, 8-day going, lever escapement
Dimensions Ø 116 mm. (bezel) / 20 x 24 x 15.5 cm.
Weight 3.3 kg. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories brass winding-key