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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001
LOT 472
Julien Le Roy, Paris, No. 2931, hallmarked 1753-54.Very fine and rare 18K gold, à toc quarter repeating watch.
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
USD 4,800 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 10,350
C. Double-body, Louis XV, engine turned in a basket-weave pattern. D. White enamel with Roman hour chapter, outer Arabic minute ring. Gilt brass dial ring "a bate levée" engraved: Inventé par Jul. Le Roy en 1740. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 39 mm, hinged gilt brass, full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with adjustable potence for the escape wheel, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, gilt brass Louis XV cock with agate endpiece. All-or-nothing repating mechanism, the speed controlled by changing the meshing depth, repeating on the case by depressing the pendant.Signed on the dial and the back plate, case stamped: "G 268", date letter, illegible Farmer General's marks.Diam. 47 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |