Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011
LOT 297
Leroy, Anti-Magnetic Chronograph Leroy, Paris, ?Chronographe Ecran Paramagnétique?, No. 147967, case No. 3041. Made circa 1910. Very fine and extremely rare, very early antimagnetic, 18k yellow gold, keyless pocket watch with chronograph and instantaneous 30-minute register.
HKD 18,000 - 35,000
USD 2,300 - 4,500 / EUR 1,700 - 3,200
C. Three-body, bassine, polished, case with monogram and inside with dedication inscription, button for start/stop and return-to-zero of the chronograph in the crown, soft iron band surrounding the movement. Paramagnetic snap-on cuvette probably made of tantalum. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost fifths of a second chronograph divisions, subsidiary 30-minute register at 12 o?clock, subsidiary seconds at 6 o?clock. Blued steel spade hands. M. 41 mm, 18???, frosted gilt, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 54 mm. Thickness 18 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-25-71-01 |
Good Chipped ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |