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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 157

Paul Baillod, Locle, made for the American mar- ket, circa 1880. Very fine 18K gold hunting-cased keyless dou - ble-train independent seconds pocket watch with 1/4 second diablotine.

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500 / USD 4,000 - 5,500

Sold: CHF 5,520

C. Five-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned, reeded band, gold hingedcuvette, stop mechanism controlled by a pushbutton at 12 o'clock. D. Whiteenamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost secondsdivided into red fourths, subsidiary sunk fourth-second jump diablotine.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 45 mm (20'''), nickel, 35 jewels, straight linecalibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance, Breguet balance spring, tandem winding, pin-set.Dial and cuvette signed.Diam. 54 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3 - 15
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01