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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 209

Tiffany & Co, New York, No. 15734. Produced circa 1890.Very fine, 18K gold pocket watch with eccentric dial and split-seconds chronograph.

USD 5,000 - 7,000

Sold: USD 5,060

C. four-body, "Bassine et filets", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. white enamel with small dial at the top, chronograph ring with red Arabic numerals, auxiliary sunk seconds dial. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 43mm (19'''), nickel, half-plate, "fausses côtes" decoration, straight line, calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, going train jeweled to the center with endstones on the entire escapement, chronograph activated by pushing te crown, split-seconds by a button in the band with locking bolt.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

This very elegant watch features a rare split second mechanism, usually made for the American market where it was retailed by Tiffany, Spaulding and Caldwell. It should be noted that some movements were also sold by Patek Philippe. There is controversy as to whether the movements were made by Tiffany, Patek Philippe or another unidentified ebauche maker.