Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 19

Leroy a Paris, No. 1474. Made circa 1750. Fine, Louis XV, 20K gold pocket watch.

CHF 2,800 - 3,800

USD 2,600 - 3,500 / EUR 1,800 - 2,400

Sold: CHF 2,880

C. Two-body, ?Louis XV?, entirely decorated with radial and wavy-line engine-turning. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 38 mm., frosted gilt, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, continental-type balance cock pierced and engraved with a geometric pattern, polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-26-01

Good

Upgraded

HANDS Original