Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...
The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002
LOT 75
Leroy & Fils, 35 Avenue de l'Opera, Paris, No. 152899, circa 1925.Fine 18K gold keyless pocket watch.
HKD 7,000 - 9,400
EUR 1,000 - 1,400 / USD 900 - 1,200
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 42 mm. (18 1/2'''), nickel plated, 21 jewels, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, Patek Philippe type "exposed screw" micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and case.Diam. 50 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 4 - 11 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 13 - 05 |
Notes
The company was founded in 1813 by Théodore Leroy, who settled in the Palais Royal quarter in Paris and was appointed "Horloger du Roi" in 1835. After changing hands several times, the company continued until 1960, at which time it ceased to exist after losing a 25-year old legal battle with L. Leroy & Cie, a separate company also located in the Palais Royal quarter.