Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 190
LEROY QUARTER-REPEAT POCKET WATCH GOLD Leroy, Horloger du Roi a Paris, No. 8977. Made circa 1820. Fine and very rare, quarter-repeating, two-train, 18K gold pocket watch
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,100 - 4,100
Sold: CHF 3,250
Four-body, "Empire", reeded band and borders. Hinged gilt cuvette with apertures for the winding and hand-setting buttons. Champagne, engine-turned, black painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Matte gilt, standing barrel for winding, ruby cylinder escapement, gilt three-arm balance with pare-chute on the upper pivot, flat balance spring, bimetallic temperature compensation curb on the blued steel index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant. Cuvette signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |