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Geneva, May 10, 2009
LOT 165
Swiss. Made circa 1910. Unusual gun metal open face "Railroad" pocket watch.
CHF 1,200 - 1,700
USD 1,000 - 1,500 / EUR 800 - 1,100
C. Two-body, open face, gun metal, brass bow, winding crown, hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, centered with a locomotive decoration, black Roman numerals within a purple guilloche enamel, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gilt Louis XV hands. M. 51 mm., rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 66 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 4* |
Fair Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-22-24-01 |
Fair Later original Slightly chipped HANDS Original |
Notes
For similar watches see Steel Time, by Jean-Claude Sabrier and
Georges Rigot, Collection F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit, 2005,
pp. 59-68.