Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Jun 28, 2020
LOT 321
S. SMITH & SON POCKET WATCH, PATENTED 52 ½-MINUTE KARRUSEL (CARROUSEL) REGULATOR; 18K YELLOW GOLD
CHF 2,500 - 4,500
HKD 20,000 - 36,000 / USD 2,500 - 4,500
Sold: CHF 5,000
Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer with subsidiary seconds at 6 and patented 52 ½-minute Karrusel (carrousel) regulator. Cover and case-back polished. Cover engraved in taille-douce (finecut) with the cypher “L R”. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |
Brand S. Smith & Son
Year Circa 1900-1901
Movement No. 189-253
Case No. 189-255 (by Samuel Smith, London), with London letter-date for 1900-1901
Caliber 19''', ¾ plate, ebauche by Bahne Bonniksen, gilded brass, going barrel, English lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold and platinum poising screws and blued steel hairspring with double terminal curve, diamond end-stone, index regulator, mounted on a Bonniksen 52 ½-minute Karrusel (carrousel) carriage
Dimensions 54.2 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement; Bonniksen's mark on the main-plate
Accessories Contemporary fitted box (signed by Barraud & Lunds, Cornhill)