Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007
LOT 6
"Agate Desk Timepiece" Lacloche Freres, Paris, No. 152324. Made circa 1910. Fine and rare, agate and sapphire-set desk timepiece.
USD 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,500 - 2,300
Sold: USD 3,068
C. Square, agate with shaped borders, pierced leaf and berry bezel set with cabochon sapphires, silvered back with hinged strut. D. Matte silvered with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, engine-turned center. Rose-cut diamond-set pierced hands. M. 20???, Circular, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and case signed. Dim. Height 8.5 cm., length 8.5 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |