Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 13, 2016
LOT 254
LECOULTRE & CO. SMALL QUARTER-REPEATING GOLD Lecoultre & Co. - Small Quarter-Repeating LeCoultre & Co., "Repetition a quart", retailed by Legrand a Paris, No. 11470, case No. 3399,. Made circa 1890. Fine, quarter-repeating, 18K gold, keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by a non-original fitted box.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 32,000 - 48,000 / USD 4,000 - 6,000
Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "spade" hands. 30 mm. 13''', frosted gilt, 31 jewels, Lecoultre keyless winding, pin-set, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |