Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 511
Imperial Presentation Paul Buhre, No. 4122, the movement made by Le Coultre & Co. Made for the Russian Court, circa 1900. Fine and rare, quarter-repeating, 14K rose gold and enamel hunting-cased keyless presentation pocketwatch, the case applied with the Russian Imperial arms. To be sold without reserve
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
USD 3,700 - 5,500 / EUR 2,500 - 3,800
Sold: CHF 5,400
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, the front with applied gold Imperial Eagle with blue enamel ribbon. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. M. 20???, rhodium-plated, 29 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cutbimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Cuvette signed in Cyrillic, movement signed Le Coultre & Co. beneath the hammers. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-23-01 |
Fair Later HANDS Original |