Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Oct 04, 2009
LOT 253
Minute Repeating Swiss, No. 31908. Made for the American market, circa 1890. Fine, large, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
USD 3,800 - 5,700 / EUR 2,600 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 4,560
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets? engine-turned in a striped and zig-zag pattern with polished borders. Hinged gold cuvette engraved ?M. Goldsmith, New York?, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19???, rhodium plated, fausses cotes, 31 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |