Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 356

King Carol of Romania Presentation Watch L. Leroy & Cie, Paris, No. 47603. Made circa 1910. Fine and rare, silver, keyless pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph, presented by King Carol I of Romania to his valet.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

USD 6,600 - 8,500 / EUR 4,600 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 13,200

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, the back cover engraved with the cipher of King Carol below a crown, gold olive-shaped button at 1 o?clock for the split-seconds, start/stop of the chronograph activated by depressing the crown. Hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel, black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifths of a second chronograph divisions, red painted Arabic seconds numerals 25-300, subsidiary seconds. Black steel spade hands. M. 19???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 53 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-10*

Good

Patinated

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch was presented by King Carol of Romania (1839-1914) to the father of the present owner, who was the King?s valet when he was in residence at his Chateau in Normandy.