Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
LOT 372
?Perpetual Calendar? B. Poitevin, Fabricant, 22 rue Vivienne, Paris, No. 43637. Made circa 1900. Very fine, keyless, astronomic, hunting-cased 18K yellow gold pocket watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and lunar calendar.
HKD 85,000 - 100,000
USD 11,000 - 13,000 / EUR 9,000 - 11,000
C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, the hinged and sprung front cover with engraved foliate monogram. Gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months of the leap-year cycle, the date and the seconds, aperture for the moon phase with lunar calendar. Gold "spade" hands. M. 19???, nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, counterpoised straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 52 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 13-01 |
Slightly damaged HANDS Original |