Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 194
Eduard Koehn, Genève, No. 78414, made for Tiffany & Co. New York circa 1905. Very fine 18K gold, keyless minute-repeating dress watch with split-seconds chronograph and instantaneous 60-minute register.
HKD 70,000 - 85,000
EUR 7,000 - 9,000 / USD 9,000 - 11,000
Sold: HKD 86,250
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, case back with monogram ?JM?,gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outerminute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths,register at 12, subsidiary sunk seconds at 6. Blued steel ?spade?hands. M. 37 mm (17'''), 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cutbimetalliccompensation balance, Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator, Koehn patented chronograph mechanism( Patent CH24118, 4th of July 1901), repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Dial, case, and movement signed by the retailer.Diam. 46 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 13 - 01 |