Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996
LOT 336
Le Roy et Fils, Horlogers de la Marine, Palais Royal, 13 & 15 Galerie Montpensier, Paris, No. 51854, circa 1870. Fine and rare, 18K gold, small hunting cased, keyless minute repeating watch.
CHF 5,500 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 6,325
C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 13"' gilt brass, No. 12449 by Louis Audemars, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 39 mm.
Notes
By that time, Louis Audemars was the most reputed maker
in Le Brassus and supplied the best quality movement for the
most celebrated French makers such as Le Roy, Oudin or
Bregu et.