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

LOT 232

Ed. Koehn, Genève, No. 78553. Produced for A. Maurer (Madrid), circa 1895.Very fine, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K rose gold dress watch.

USD 2,800 - 3,500

Sold: USD 3,220

C. four-body, "bassine", triple-hinged, polished, gold cuvette. D. white enamel with Breguet numerals, outer mi-nute ring, auxiliary sunk seconds dial. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 41mm (18'''), frosted gilt, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, "Swan-neck" micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Movement signed. Case and dial signed by the retailer.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 - 21 - 01

Notes

Eduard KoehnThe son of a watchmaker to the Court of Saxe-Weimar, also named Eduard, he attended l'Ecole d'Horlogerie prior to entering the factory of Patek Philippe & Co., as a workman. His skill and general ability made his progress rapid and at the age of thirty-five he became one of the five partners. His personality and his technical knowledge impressed all with whom he came in contact. In 1891, Koehn retired from Patek Philippe and bought the establishment of H. R. Ekegrèn, retaining Mr. Ekegrèn as Chif of Manufacture. To Ekegrèn's calibres Koehn added new, thinner models, which the world of fashion demanded, as well as many complicated pieces, of which this watch is an excellent example.