Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, Nov 13, 2011

LOT 563

FABRIQUE GERMINAL, MINUTE REPEATING, CALENDAR & CHRONOGRAPH Fabrique Germinal (Picard & Cie), La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 201054. Made circa 1900. Fine, large, hunting cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with olive button chronograph, triple date calendar and moon phases.

C. Four-body, "bassine et fi lets,? solid, polished. Hinged gold cuvette, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions, 4 subsidiary recessed dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, aperture for the moon phases with lunar calendar on the periphery. Gilt poire hands. M. Cal. 22''', frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, notched bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, centrifugal governor. Cuvette signed and numbered. Diam. 61 mm.