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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 628
"Chronosport Lepine" Lepine, Place des Victoires, Paris, No. 30572, movement No. 3245. Made circa 1900. Fine and very rare, 18K gold, keyless pocket watch with chronograph, inner red concentric scales for calculating timings of up to 1/10th second, outer blue scale to 200 units, and central instantaneous 30-minute register.
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,000 - 4,500 / USD 4,000 - 5,700
Sold: CHF 7,670
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine" polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions with Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, outermost blue scale for "Calcule pour l'unite", inner red scale for "Calcule pour le 1/10e", innermost instantaneous 30-minute register. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 42 mm., 19''', frosted gilt, 23 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, counterpoised straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance sring, index regulator, visible chronograph work. Dial, cuvette and case signed. Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |