Lepaute, Horloger du Roi à Paris, No. 1342, with Paris hallmarks for 1773. Fine 18 ct. two coloured gold, dumb quarter repeating watch. | Important Collector's Wristwatches and watches | Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, 14th June 1995

Important Collector's Wristwatches an...

Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, Jun 14, 1995

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Lepaute, Horloger du Roi à Paris, No. 1342, with Paris hallmarks for 1773. Fine 18 ct. two coloured gold, dumb quarter repeating watch.

HKD 16,000 - 18,000

USD 2,200 - 2,500

C. Double body, Louis XVI, bezels with chased foliage decoration, the back engine-turned, centred with a pansy. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel endpiece. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and back plate. h1 good condition. Diam. 39 mm.

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Rare example of a watch made by this eminent French maker. h1 the catalogue of his production, published in 1766, Jean-André Le Paute describe this type of watches as follows: Montre à répétition, dans une boëte en or ciselée et gravée ....................800 à 1000 Livres.