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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 270

?Perpetual Calendar ? Duplex Escapement? Swiss. Made circa 1865. Fine, very early, astronomic, silver and gold pocket watch with perpetual calendar and duplex escapement.

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500 / USD 4,000 - 5,600

Sold: CHF 14,160

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinge, the back cover with engraved monogram. Gilt cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the months, days of the week, date in red concentric with seconds, aperture at 12 for the moon phases. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 44 mm., 20???, frosted gilt, bar caliber, 14 jewels, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-15

Good

Slightly rusted

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 4-59-01

Fair

HANDS Original

Notes

The present watch is the early type of perpetual calendar with the distinctive early-type dial layout. Watches of this type were exhibited at the 1867 Paris Exhibition.