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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 255

Unsigned, Swiss, retailed and cased in England, hallmarked 1907-08.Very fine and rare 18K gold half-hunting keyless double train Grande et Petite Sonnerie Clockwatch with quarter-repeating.

HKD 86,000 - 100,000

EUR 12,500 - 14,500 / USD 11,000 - 13,000

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", back with engraved coat-of-arms, gold hinged cuvette, lever at 11 o'clock for striking/silent, another at 2 o'clock for petite or grande sonnerie. D. Off-white enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "double spade" hands. M. 44 mm. (19'''3/4), frosted gilt bridge caliber, 35 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement with the lift on the pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, sriking and repeating on two gongs, repeater activated by tripping the slide on the band.Cuvette engraved with inscription dated Feb. 24, 1916.Diam. 53 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3 - 14
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

An excellent example of Swiss and English cooperation. The very high quality movement was made in Switzerland, finished, cased and furnished with the dial in England.