Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 227

L. Leroy et Cie., Horlogers de la Marine, 7 Bd. de La Madeleine, Paris, Ancient 13-15 Palais Royal, No. 60618. Produced circa 1900. Very fine, large, keyless, silver and gold watch with chronograph.

C. Four-body,?bassine?, massive, polished, silver hinged cuvette, gold hinges, lips, bow, and setting pin collar.D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into 1/5th seconds, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Gold ?spade? hands. M. Cal. 50 mm (22???), gilt brass, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, palladium Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 61 mm.