Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...

New York, Oct 17, 2008

LOT 16

J. Meylan Truan et Fils, Sentier, Swiss, case No. 1077, Swiss Patent No. 4252. Made in the 1890s. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with chronograph. To be sold without reserve

C. Five-body, bassine et filets, solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted radial Arabic numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second chronograph divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 18''', frosted gilt, patented bridge caliber, 24 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Chronograph button on the band at 12, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band at 6. Unsigned, case numbered. Patent number on the movement. Diam. 51 mm. Thickness 17 mm.