The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 165

Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 38165,made before 1860.Very fine and rare 18K gold, hunting cased, pocket chronometer, with one minute tourbillon regulator.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

C. Four body, massive "bassine et filets", engine-turned with ribbed band, the cover centred with a small monogram. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands.M. 20''', nickel plated, Girard-Perregaux calibre with three parallel bridges, gold wheel train, 15 jewels, pivoted detent escapement with steel escape wheel, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve. Guinand type 2, polished steel tourbillon carriage with gold index scale.Signed on the dial cuvette and movement.Diam. 53 mm.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 4 - 14
Movement: * 4 - 6
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

A very similar chronometer, No. 51701 is described and illustrated by Reinhard Meis, in Le Tourbillon, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris 1990, p.131.