Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007
LOT 36
?Split-Seconds? J. E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, No. 6512, case No. 91962. Made circa 1910. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch with splitseconds chronograph and 30-minute register.
USD 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,000
C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished, concealed hinges, hinged gold cuvette. D. Double-sunk, white enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute and chronograph divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds and 30-minute minute register. Gold ?Louis XVI? hands. M. Cal. 18''', nickel, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, visible chronograph works, split-seconds mechanism under the dial. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-13 |
Good Slightly damaged |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-9-01 |
Good Scratched HANDS Original |