Geneva, May 12, 2024
LOT 342
PAUL JEANNOT, SWITZERLAND, MINUTE-REPEATER POCKET WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 34,700 - 52,000 / USD 4,500 - 6,700 / EUR 4,100 - 6,200
Sold: CHF 8,125
A very fine, 18k yellow gold, manual wind , made for the South American market, hunting case, cover and case-back with elaborated engraved in taille-douce (fine cut), keyless pocket watch, with minutes repeating with gold glazed bezel for viewing the movement.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Paul Jeannot, Switzerland
Year Circa 1880
Movement No. 502
Case No. 26773
Diameter 56 mm.
Caliber 20''', 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with palladium Breguet balance spring.
Signature Movement
Notes
Paul Jeannot, Genève, Le Locle, La Chaux-de-Fonds. Maker of very high quality Grandes Complications. Specialized in watches for Spain and South American Market, went into partnership with Paul Perret for making pocket chronometers. Patented a number of improvements in watches, among them a mechanism for independent seconds (1889), chronograph (1892), special pin-setting mechanism (1891).
Provenance
PROPERTY OF A SPANISH COLLECTOR