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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 374

Minute-Repeating Attributed to Louis Audemars, No. 55147. Made for the Russian market, circa 1880. Fine, 18K yellow gold, minute-repeating, hunting cased keyless pocket watch. To be sold without reserve

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 2,600 - 4,300 / EUR 2,000 - 3,400

Sold: CHF 3,000

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. M. 20???, rhodium plated, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with meantime and temperature adjustment screws, blued-steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Case numbered and numbered on the dial plate. Diam. 55 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-10

Good

Patinated
Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-24-01

Fair

Slightly chipped

HANDS Original

Notes

Although unsigned, this watch has several features of the watches made by Louis Audemars. The circular pallet fork counterpoise, balance spring with overcoil and the repeat slide with ?dimple?. The case is stamped ?72? for 72 Zolotniks, along with the 18K mark, suggesting that it was made for the Russian market.