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

LOT 314

Frankfeld Frères, Geneva, No. 7310, made for Dreicer & Co., New York, circa 1915.Very fine, 18K gold keyless very slim minute-repeating watch.

USD 2,500 - 3,500

C. three-piece, "bassine" polished, milled for the repeater slide. D. silver, champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 41 mm. (18'''), nickel, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, 5 adjustments, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 48 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

The company made a small series of slim repeaters for Dreicer. Another one, with the serial number 7330, almost identical and identically signed, is known to exist.