Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 493
Quarter-Repeating Pierre Le Roy, Rue St. Mederic, No. 52. Dated August 1821. Very fine and rare, quarter-repeating, gold pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.
CHF 3,700 - 4,700
USD 3,500 - 4,300 / EUR 2,300 - 3,000
C. Four-body, ?Empire?, engine-turned ?à grains d?orge?, bolt at 1 to lock the repeating, the back cover with small central engraved monogram. Hinged gilt cuvette with apertures for the winding and hand-setting. D. Silver, engineturned, black painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 47 mm., matte gilt, standing barrel, jeweled ruby cylinder escapement, gilt three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on square-section gongs activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-9-01 |
Good Oxidized Scratched HANDS Original |