Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 236
?Split Seconds Chronograph? Ch. Léon Guinand, Le Locle, No. 30236. Made circa 1900. Fine, 14K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph and 30-minute register.
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 1,900 - 2,500 / USD 2,500 - 3,300
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned covers, reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute and concentric fifths of a second divisions, red painted Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 43 mm. (19'''), rhodium-plated, 20 jewels, straight-line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometric regulator, split-seconds mechanism under the dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 54 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-16 |
Good Rusted |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-43-01 |
Good HANDS Original |