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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 179

"Quarter Repeater, Demi Chronometer" Henry Capt, Genève, No. 24736. Made circa 1870. Fine and rare, 18K gold, quarter-repeating, keyless lever "demi chronometre".

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,000 / USD 2,500 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 3,540

C. Three-body, "bassine et filet", polished and engine-turned, the back cover with engraved monogram. Glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "fleur-de-lys" hands. M. 40 mm., 19''', rhodiumplated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 31 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, gold wheel train, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

?Demi-Chronomètre? The name was used by Henry Capt to indicate that the movement was sent to the Observatory for chronometric control, but that for commercial reasons, it did not remain long enough to complete the entire course of testing. To our knowledge, only two Genevan firms employed the denomination ?Demi-Chronomètre?: Henry Capt and Vacheron Constantin.