Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 144

Tiffany & Co., made in Switzerland, No. 17969, made for Tiffany & Co., New York. Made circa 1915. Very fine, 18K gold minute-repeating, keyless pocket watch with single button chronograph.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, concealed hinges. Hinged goldcuvette. D. White enamel with black Arabic numerals, outer minutesand seconds divisions, red Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, subsidiaryseconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. 19''', rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, brushed steelchronograph work operated by a button on the crown, calibrated and counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs via a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 53 mm.