Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 569
Westminster Chime Carillon Minute Repeater Ch. F. Tissot & Fils, Locle, No. 3035, movement by Constant Piguet, Le Sentier, Swiss patent No. 11948. Made circa 1910 for the German market. Fine and very rare, 14K rose gold, hunting-cased, keyless, minuterepeating pocket watch with Westminster chimes carillon with four hammers on four gongs.
CHF 25,000 - 35,000
USD 23,000 - 32,000 / EUR 15,000 - 22,000
Sold: CHF 92,400
C. Four-body, "bassine" polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), rhodium-plated, 32 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on four gongs with four hammers activated by a slide on the band. Dial signed, movement engraved with Constant Piguet's patent number. Diam. 57 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-44-01 |
Fair HANDS Original |