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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 102

West End Watch Co., Genève, No. 441286, ?Extra?. Made for the Indian market, circa 1910. Very fine 18K gold, minute repeating, keyless, astronomic, enamel, rose diamond and split pearl-set half-hunting cased pocket watch with full calendar, chronograph, phases of the moon and velvet lined fitted case.

CHF 32,000 - 42,000

EUR 20,000 - 27,000 / USD 27,000 - 36,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

C. Five-piece, hinged and sprung front cover with glazed aperture, dark blue translucent guilloché enamel chap-terring with white Roman numerals, split pearl border, outer border decorated with white-bordered red guillochéenamel and rose cut diamond-set panels, intersected with painted on enamel flowers on a dark blue enamelground, enameled band, the back cover decorated to match the front with the addition of a central rose cutdiamond set floral spray. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, black Arabic numerals, outer gold dot minutemarkers, extreme outer chronograph markers divided into fifths and with Arabic five second divisions, subsidiarydate and seconds dials, day of the week, month and moon phase apertures. Blued steel spade hands. M. 19''',frosted gilt, straight line lever escapement, 18 jewels, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguetbalance-spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial and case signed.Diam. 53 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

West End Watch Co, Droz, Amstutz & Co. Specialized in the sale of watches in gold, enamel, and decorated with precious stones, fly back chronographs and instantaneous recorders, for the Indian market. ?Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998. For further information on watches made for the Indian market, see the article by Osvaldo Patrizzi in Vox 2002.