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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 284

The Hunt Swiss, circa 1900. Very fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph.

CHF 11,000 - 13,000

EUR 7,000 - 8,000 / USD 9,000 - 10,000

C. Six-body, ?bassine et filets?, the back finely engraved with a hunting scene, the front with monogram, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement, pushbutton at 12 for split-seconds. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 48 mm (21'''), maillechort, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 34 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Diam. 59 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01