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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 200
?Quarter-Repeating Square Watch? Swiss, No. 16442. Made circa 1910. Fine and unusual, quarter-repeating, large, square, gun metal and yellow gold keyless table clock designed as a watch.
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,500 - 2,200 / USD 2,000 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 3,068
C. Three-body, square, gun metal, gold bezel, bow and crown. Glazed cuvette over the movement. D. Royal blue translucent guilloché enamel over an engine-turned sunray ground, radial Roman gold paillon numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 46 mm., 20???, frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs via a button in the crown. Dim. 54 mm. Square.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |