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Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001
LOT 109
Timekeeper with 8 ComplicationsLe Roy & Fils, Horloger de la Marine, Palais Royal 13 & 15 Galerie Montpensier, 211 Regent Street, London, No. 54390, circa 1880.Rare and important 18K gold, hunting-cased, double-train, keyless astronomical independent dead center-seconds minute-repeating watch with perpetual calendar and phases and age of the moon.
CHF 70,000 - 80,000
USD 43,000 - 58,000
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, gold hinged cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minutes/seconds ring with five-minutes/seconds Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap year cycle and aperture with phases of the moon with sector for its age. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 44 mm (19 1/2'''), frosted gilt brass, 45 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, tandem winding, pin-set, repeating on gongsy a slide in the band.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 56 mm.
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
