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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 28

?Chrono-Micrometer? Swiss, made for the English market, with Chester hallmarks for 1890-91. Unusual 18K gold, keyless pocket watch with chronograph with 30-minute register of uncommon construction.

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,000 / USD 2,500 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 3,450

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, engraved initials on the back cover, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths with five-minute Arabic markers, up-and-down scale at 12, sunk subsidiary seconds with the seconds hand rotating counterclockwise. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 43 mm (19'''), frosted gilt, 3/4-plate, 14 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, fourfold patented chronograph mechanism.Diam. 51 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 12 - 01

Notes

The fourfold concept involves an additional wheel in the train, allowing the seconds hand to rotate counterclockwise, and a relatively simple stop mechanism. The chronograph engagement is taken from Lugrin?s patent.