Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999
LOT 391
L. Leroy & Cie., Paris, No. 1992, ATO Patent, circa 1962. Fine mahogany Chronostat III in original mahogany travelling box.
CHF 2,200 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 3,042
C. Double body mahogany, rectangular with glazed lid. D. Silvered with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "dauphines" hands. M. Transistor controlled electrically impulse, chronometer pattern Guillaume balance, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring. Signed on the dial and the movement. In very good condition. Dim. 17 x 13 x 9 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4 |
Fair |
Movement: *4 |
Fair Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-01 |
Fair HANDS Original |
Notes
The Chronostat III were tried for the first time with the new
rules specially set out for battery powered chronometers. Eight
Chronostats III were presented to the contest, six of them were
successful and bought by the navy, two other were accepted
although they were not fully successful and had to be adjusted by
the maker.