Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 513
David du Chemin A Rouen, circa 1640. Fine gilt brass pre-balance spring, single-hand pendant watch.
CHF 9,000 - 12,000
EUR 5,700 - 7,600 / USD 7,000 - 9,400
Sold: CHF 9,200
C. Two-body, "bassine" with curved-in edge, formed of eight lobes engraved with repeated pattern, round pen-dant,loose ring.D. Gilt brass, champlevé radial Roman numerals, half-hour markers. Blued steel "arrowhead"hand.M. 29 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, turned baluster pillars, fusee and gut, short train, verge escape-ment,circular iron foliot, irregular cock secured by a screw, pierced and engraved gilt brass click for the ratchet-wheelmainspring set-up.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 34 mm.
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 - 15 |
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Movement: 3 - 28* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |