Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 340
Rueff Frères
Pocket watch, minute-repeater; 18K yellow gold and enamel
CHF 2,500 - 5,000
EUR 2,400 - 4,800 / USD 2,800 - 5,500 / HKD 21,100 - 42,200
Sold: CHF 3,500
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
· Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
Cover polychrome enamelled with the head of a dog; case-back engraved in taille-douce with the cypher “R S” or “B S”.
Silvered metal dial with radial revolving Arabic numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 18’’’ gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with poising screws and Palladium hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-8-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Rueff Frères, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Year circa 1910
Movement No. 67 315
Case No. 309 311
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Diameter 47 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, Palladium hairspring (by Lugrin, L’Orient de l’Orbe, Vallée de Joux, and La Chaux-de-Fonds)
Weight 76 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial and cuvette (dome)
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.