Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 13, 2010
LOT 398
Louis Audemars ? Lever Chronometer Louis Audemars, Brassus et Geneve, No. 13053. Shipped to Audemars? stock depot in Paris on 5th April, 1884, price 680 Francs. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold, keyless pocket lever chronometer with helical balance spring. Accompanied by copie of certificate
CHF 2,700 - 5,400
USD 2,700 - 5,400 / EUR 2,000 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 4,125
C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished, flat band, the engine-turned back engraved with foliate initials ?JEM?. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. M. 19"', matte gilt brass, bar calibre, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement with shepherd?s crook counterpoise, two-arm cut bimetallic compensation balance with tempered steel arm, timing screws, special alloy helical balance spring with inner and outer terminal curves, index regulator. Cuvette signed, case and movement numbered. Diam. 51 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
The Louis Audemars archives confirm that movement No. 13053 appears in the original documents of the Ancienne Maison Louis Audemars et Cie, which traded from 1811 to 1885.