Important Watches, Pocket Watches and...
Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005
LOT 136
Humbert-Ramuz, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 541, circa 1880. Very fine 18K gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with ?remontoire perpétuel à décrochement? keyless cover winding.
CHF 7,000 - 10,000
EUR 4,500 - 6,500 / USD 5,500 - 8,000
C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned covers, polished band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute gold paillon dot divisions with five-minute blue Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 35 mm, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, patented winding mechanism by closing the cover. Signed on dial and movement, same number on the case and movement. Diam. 45 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |