Geneva, Nov 05, 2022
LOT 126
LE ROY, 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING AND DEAD INDEPENDENT CENTER SECONDS
CHF 6,000 - 10,000
EUR 6,200 - 10,300 / USD 6,000 - 10,000 / HKD 46,900 - 79,000
Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, two-train, half-hunting-cased, keyless 18K gold pocket watch with independent dead center-seconds.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Le Roy & Fils
Year Circa 1870
Movement No. 47894
Case No. 47894
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 52 mm.
Caliber 19’’’, frosted gilt, two-train with tandem winding, 40 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and mean time adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Notes
The London branch of the Paris firm of Le Roy & Fils (which derived from the business established by Basile Charles Le Roy, c. 1785) was set up at the latest by 1854 in 296 Regent Street. By 1866 they had also acquired 211 Regent Street, and by 1875 occupied both 211 & 213. By 1885 they had moved to 57 Bond Street, in which elegant thoroughfare they remained until 1952.