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Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021

LOT 172

Lemania - Fabrique d’Horlogerie de Précision A. Lugrin
Pocket watch, chronograph, minute counter; 18K yellow gold

HKD 12,600 - 25,200

CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / EUR 1,400 - 2,800 / USD 1,650 - 3,300

Sold: HKD 16,250

18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock) with outer ring divided in 300
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)

Cover and case-back polished. Inside case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) “Bernard Broggi / Delémont”.

White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; gilded metal “Spade” hands.

Movement 18’’’ ½, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; chronograph work on the top plate.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-19

Good

Dent(s)

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Lemania, L’Orient (Vallée de Joux) & La Chaux-de-Fonds

Model made for the Société Horlogère, Basel / Bâle

Year circa 1920

Movement No. 102 751

Case No. 90 145

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 52 mm.

Caliber 18’’’ ½, lever escapement

Weight 94.2 gr. (approx.)

Signature cuvette (dome)

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.