Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2014
LOT 215
TIFFANY & CO. MINUTE REPEATER PINK GOLD Tiffany & C0. No. 27188. Made in 1905. Very fine, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch.
USD 5,000 - 8,000
HKD 39,000 - 62,000 / CHF 4,500 - 7,100
Sold: USD 6,875
Four-body, "bassine", polished, hinged gold cuvette engraved: John H. Eilbeck, December 1905. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 16''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
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 |