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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001
LOT 156
Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1915.Very fine 18K gold, hunting cased, keyless, split-seconds chronograph watch with instantaneous 60-minutes register.
HKD 13,000 - 16,000
USD 1,700 - 2,000
Sold: HKD 13,800
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold, hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds set at 9 o'clock, register set at 3 o'clock. Gold "spade" hands.M. 42 mm, rhodiumed, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, chronograph and split-seconds works set on the back plate.Signed on the cuvette: Grand Prix, Berne 1914, Qualite Superieure.Diam. 51 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |