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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000
LOT 71
Gontard & Cie. à Paris, No. 1153, circa 1850.Fine and rare, 18K gold, 15-day going watch with power reserve indication.
CHF 3,000 - 3,500
C. Three-body, ?forme quatre baguettes?, engine-turned with reeded band. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 19???, gilt brass, 8 jewels, special calibre entirely covered by the mainspring barrel which is centred by the winding hole, half-moon sector engraved above for the power reserve indication. Cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the dial and barrel.Diam. 49 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: * 4 |
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Dial: 3 - 17 - 01 |
Notes
The 15-day going watch with power reserve indication was patented by Gontard in 1846.