Online Christmas Auction
Hong Kong, Dec 11, 2019
LOT 154
L. Leroy & Cie - Pocket chronometer, split-seconds chronograph, minute recorder, stop-seconds, Bulletin of the Astronomical Observatory of Besançon; silver
HKD 130,000 - 156,000
EUR 15,000 - 18,000 / USD 16,500 - 19,800 / CHF 16,500 - 19,800
Silver, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6, stop-seconds (activated by the push-piece located on the case-band at 9 o’clock) and three horological complications: • 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single round push-piece located on the winding-crown) • Split-seconds (activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case-band at 11 o’clock) • Half-instantaneous 60-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-6-19 |
Good Slightly oxidized Dent(s) |
Movement: 3 * |
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Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand L. Leroy & Cie, Paris
Model with First Class Bulletin de marche from the Astronomical Observatory of Besançon
Year circa 1920-1930
Movement No. 16 307
Case No. 16 307 (by “J P”, Switzerland)
Material silver
Diameter 53.1 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, lever escapement, Besançon Observatory seal
Signature dial, case and movement