Only Online Auction (GENEVA)

Geneva, Dec 14, 2006

LOT 130

Yellow Gold ?Quarter Repeater? Swiss, Genève, case No. 14132. Made circa 1900. Fine, hunter-cased, quarter-repeating, keyless yellow gold pocket watch with the engraved initials ?KL? on the front cover.

CHF 800 - 1,000

USD 640 - 800 / EUR 480 - 600

Sold: CHF 1,430

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, hinged cuvette engraved with movement details. D. White enamel with radial black Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost black Arabic five-minute markers, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. Cal. 18???, xxx, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Diam. 51 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-7

Good

Oxidized

Movement: 3**

Good

Repair required, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-41-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The cuvette is engraved with the text: ?Mouvement à Ancre, Balancier compensateur, Spiral Breguet, 21 Rubis, Répètition à Sonnerie, Genève?.