Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005
LOT 211
Paul Buhre, Supplier to the Imperial Court, No. 8777. Made in Switzerland, circa 1910. Very fine and rare, large, nickel, keyless deck chronometer made for the Navy
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,200 / USD 2,400 - 4,000
C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down bezel and back with milled edges, the back inscribed ?S.H.?, No. 8777, Paul Buhre. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 53 mm., rhodium plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Guillaume balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 64 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |