Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 274

L. Leroy & Cie, Precision Timer Double Register L. Leroy & Cie, Swiss, "Compteur Dedoublant", No. 974364. Sold on October 10, 1957. Fine and rare, large, chrome, keyless 1/5th second timer with split-seconds feature and progressive combined minute and hour registers. Accompanied by the original L. Leroy & Cie sales receipt.

C. Four-body, massive, bassine et filets, polished, button in the crown for the stop/start of the chronograph, button at 11 for the split-seconds and at 1 for return-to-zero. Hinged stainless steel cuvette. D. White with outer black 1/5th second divisions, inner concentric 60-minute and 12-hour registers. Blued steel hands. M. 24''', matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed. Diam. 65 mm.