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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003
LOT 55
Schumacher & Co., San Francisco, No. 5716, Swiss, circa 1900. Fine 14K gold split-seconds chronograph watch with 30-minute register.
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,300 - 2,000 / USD 1,600 - 2,300
Sold: CHF 2,530
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost seconds divided into fifths, minute register at 12 o'clock, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 37 mm., rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, split-seconds mechanism under the dial.Signed on dial and movement by the retailer.Diam. 47 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |