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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 657

Unsigned, French, circa 1910.Very fine and rare, platinum, diamond- and pearl-set, elongated hexagonal keyless pendant watch.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

USD 6,000 - 7,300

C. Two-piece, hexagonal, the back with painted insert matching the dial, the bezels set with diamonds, the band set with pearls, the large pearl on the top functions as a winding knob. D. Painted with figures in the neo-classical style, small Arabic hour chapter set in the middle, blue background. Blued steel hands. M. Cross-shaped, 30,5 x 22,6 mm, gilt brass, patented caliber, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring.Dim. 50 x 31 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3 - 22
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 22 - 03

Notes

Although there are a number of Swiss-made cross-shaped watches, there is only one Swiss patent for cross-shaped movements, No. 30755, registered to Léopold Mathey from La Chaux-de-Fonds on June 13, 1904. Another, No. 45518, was registered to Emile Numa Friez from Besançon, on December 1, 1908.