Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006
LOT 176
?Quarter Repeater? John Bennett, "Maker to the Royal Observatory and the City Observatory", 65 & 64 Cheapside and 62 Cornhill, London, case No. 18773. Fine, hunting-cased, keyless, quarter-repeating, yellow gold pocket watch with date and day, Turkish dial and English lever escapement.
USD 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 800 - 1,600
Sold: USD 2,124
C. Four-body, "bassine et filet", entirely engine-turned, hinged cuvette with inscription. D. White enamel with Turkish numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the date and day. Yellow gold "spade" hands. M. Cal. 18???, nickel, bridge caliber, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Case signed and numbered. Diam. 49 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-13 |
Good Slightly damaged |
Movement: 3-6-9* |
Good Slightly oxidized Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-40-01 |
Good HANDS Original |