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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004
LOT 8
Ate. Boussard, Toulouse, circa 1820. Very fine and rare 18K gold, triple-train, independent dead-seconds pocket watch with quarter-repeating.
CHF 6,500 - 8,500
EUR 4,000 - 5,500 / USD 5,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 4,600
C. Four-body, ?Empire?, engine-turned, gilt hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 52 mm (23'''), frosted gilt, double standing barrels with continuous stop works, cylinder escapement, three-arm white alloy balance with flat balance spring, balance and escape wheel jeweled, temperature compensation curb, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Signed on dial and cuvette.Diam. 58 mm.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 - 14 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
Boussard Established in Toulouse, in 1825 he registered a patent for a ?perfected clock movement?, and in 1847 he registered a patent for a winding and stopping system applicable to clocks. He invented interesting stop works which were received with considerable favor. He died prior to 1851.