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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 164

Ecole d'Horlogerie de Genève, Master-piece, cased after the Second World War. Fine 18K gold, keyless, pocket lever chro-nometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator.

CHF 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 40,000 - 55,000 / USD 55,000 - 70,000

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets carrure ronde",polished. Detachable gold glazed cuvette. D. White enamel withradial Roman numerals, outer minutes divisions and subsidiaryseconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 19''', LeCoultre caliber,nickel plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetalliccompensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Oneminute tourbillon regulator with polished-steel equidistantthree-arm Pellaton type carriage, slow/fast regulation screws atthe terminal of one arm.Signed on movement.Diam. 58 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3 - 12 - 01

Notes

The carriage of this tourbillon is very similar to that used by James Pellaton. Originally made with the usual nickel-plated workshop case, this movement was undoubtedly cased in gold after the Second World War.