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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004
LOT 23
Swiss, No. 3973, circa 1900. Fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless quarter-repeating watch with chronograph built according to Swiss patent 8430.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,500 - 4,000 / USD 3,000 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 4,370
C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track dividedinto fifths, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands.M. 45 mm (20'''), frosted gilt, jeweled to the third, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring, the mainspring barrel built to Charles Morlet?s patent of May 29, 1894, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Diam. 54 mm.
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 - 10 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |