Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 15, 2015
LOT 92
MONTANDON ONE-MINUTE TOURBILLON - GOLD POCKET WATCH Charles Adolphe Montandon, Locle, No. 19455. Made circa 1870. Fine and rare, 18K gold hunting cased, keyless pocket watch with one-minute tourbillion regulator.
CHF 30,000 - 50,000
HKD 250,000 - 420,000 / USD 32,000 - 54,000
Four-body, bassine et filets, engine-turned with polished borders, reeded band, the interior of the front cover with engraved dedication. Glazed gold-rimmed cuvette to view the movement. Three-piece white enamel with narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. 19''', nickel-plated, fausses cotes decoration, jeweled to the center, wolf's tooth winding, one-minute tourbillion with polished steel cage, lateral lever escapement,, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |