Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 229

Swiss. ?Répétition à Quarts, Chrono-graphe.? Made in the 1910s. Fine and unusual, hunting-cased, quarter-repeating, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with single button chronograph. Accompanied by a yellow gold link chain with a pendant decorated with 2 horses and a diamond.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets,? solid, brushed, front cover withrelief decoration of 2 horses, leafs and a diamond, case backwith monogram and dedication, hinged gold cuvette. D. Whiteenamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds ringwith 5-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellowgold ?Louis XVI? hands. M. Cal. 20''', frosted gilt, 18 jewels,straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance with screws, Breguet balance-spring, repeating ongongs by activating slide on the band.Diam. 58 mm.