Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007
LOT 191
?Half-Quarter Repeater & Calendar? Nicole Nielsen Co., No. 14125, retailed by John Walker, 63 New Bond Street, 68, Cornhill, 230 Regent Street & 76, Strand, London. The case with London hallmarks for 1873-1874. Very fine and very rare, half-quarter-repeating, keyless pocket watch with day, date, and Nicole Nielsen patent winding.
HKD 50,000 - 70,000
USD 6,500 - 9,000 / EUR 5,000 - 7,000
C. Three-body, ?bassine et filet?, polished. D. White enamel, by Willis, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, date and days of the week. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 42 mm., frosted gilt three-quarter plate, Nicole Nielsen patent winding and hand-setting, jeweled to the third, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial and movement signed by the retailer, case punched with Adolphe Nicole?s master mark. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Asian Collector
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |