Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 121

Minute Répétition, Phases de Lune Attributed to Barbezat-Baillot, Locle, movement No. 88566, case No. 36523. The case with London import marks for 1912. Fine, large, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with chronograph, triple date calendar, moon phases and age.

C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost fifths of a second chronograph divisions, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the month, months, the seconds with moon?s age, aperture for the moon phase. Gold spade hands. M. Cal. 22"', frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring, visible chronograph works, centrifugal governor, repeating activated by a push button on the band. Movement and case numbered. Diam. 59 mm.