Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 193
Quarter-Repeating Le Roy & Fils, 211 Regent Street, London, No. 10743. Made circa 1815. Fine, 18K rose gold quarter-repeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.
HKD 15,000 - 20,000
USD 2,000 - 2,600 / EUR 1,200 - 1,600
Sold: HKD 20,400
C. Four-body "Empire", No. 774, mastermark GFF, polished bezel, engine-turned back ?a grains d?orge?, engine-turned band. Hinged gold cuvette with apertures for the winding and handsetting. D. Gold, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Gold Breguet hands. M. 50 mm., 22 ''', gilt brass, standing barrel with continuous stop-work, English-type ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, parachute on the upper pivot, blued steel flat balance spring, train jeweled to the third wheel, bimetallic compensation curb, repeating on two gongs by two hammers via a pull-and-twist piston in the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 55 mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4-16 |
Fair Rusted |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |