Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 47

ALBERT H. POTTER ? WATCH WITH SIX COMPLICATIONS Albert H. Potter & Co., Genève, No. 327, circa 1885. Very fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, 18K gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases.

CHF 16,000 - 22,000

USD 17,500 - 24,000 / EUR 13,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 31,250

C. Three-body, "bassine et fi lets", polished. Glazed gold-rimmed cuvette to view the movement. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for week days, months of the leap year cycle, the date and seconds with inner moon-phase aperture. Blued-steel spade hands. M. 19"', nickel plated, 31 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, part in screwed settings, counterpoised straight -line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring with overcoil, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Notes

To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second watch by Potter of this model to appear at auction. Another example, No. 319, was sold from the Atwood Collection, Sotheby?s, New York, December 1, 1986, lot 367.