Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011
LOT 427
Charles Oudin Minute Repeating & Chronograph Charles Oudin, Horloger de la Marine, 52 Palais Royal, Paris, No. 30.230. Made circa 1880. Very fine, 18K yellow gold, minute-repeating, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with chronograph.
HKD 55,000 - 78,000
USD 7,000 - 10,000 / EUR 5,000 - 7,000
Sold: HKD 62,500
C. Four-body, massive, ?bassine et filets?, polished, the front cover with engraved monogram ?LL?, the interior of the back cover engraved ?Souvenir ? Reconnaissance, chronograph button at 12. Hinged gold cuvette with inscription ?Médaille aux expositions depuis 1806?. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. M. 19''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Cuvette signed. Diam. 51 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |