Important collector's watches, wristw...
Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002
LOT 293
Courvoisier Frères, La Chaux-de-Fonds, ?Modernista?, Swiss, retailed by Piccardo Y Cia, Ltd, circa 1920. Interesting gold-filled digital jumping-hour watch with retrograde minute hand.
CHF 800 - 1,000
EUR 550 - 700 / USD 480 - 600
Sold: CHF 1,840
C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, back cover engine-turned in barleycorn pattern, gold hinged cuvette etched in Art Nouveau style. D. Gilded, engine-turned center, top with retrograde minute scale, aperture for the hours. M. 17???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, straight line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Signed on the cuvette, stamped with the maker?s mark inside back cover and on the dial. Diam. 50 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-15 |
Good Slightly rusted |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |