Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...
Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003
LOT 244
Louis Audemars, Brassus, No. 12385 made for Le Roy & Fils, Paris, No. 54390, circa 1878. Very fine and very important 18K gold, hunting-cased, double-train, keyless astronomical independent dead center-seconds minute-repeating watch with perpetual calendar and phases of the moon.
CHF 100,000 - 130,000
EUR 67,000 - 87,000 / USD 77,000 - 100,000
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds ring with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four-year leap cycle and aperture with phases of the moon with sector for its age. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 44 mm., frosted gilt brass, 45 jewels, straight-line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balancepring, tandem winding, pin-set, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Signed on the cuvette by Le Roy, punched with Audemars trademark inside back cover.Diam. 56 mm.
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
