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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004
LOT 11
Saint Pierre Basilica Courvoisier & Comp., La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 1840, circa 1840. Fine 18K gold, double-train independent dead-seconds pocket watch, made for the Italian market.
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,000 / USD 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: CHF 1,150
C. Four-body, ?bassine? with coin-edge band, chased and engraved bezels, back engraved with St. Peter?s Basilica in Rome, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/dead-seconds divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 41 mm (18'''), frosted gilt, 24 jewels, bridge caliber, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring and pare-chute on the top pivot, temperature compensation curb.Cuvette signed.Diam. 47 mm.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 - 14 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 12 - 01 |