Only Online Auction

Geneva, Jan 03, 2022

LOT 384

Unsigned, attributable to Charles Barbezat-Baillot or Fabrique Angélus, Stolz Frères
Large pocket watch, minute-repeater, chronograph, triple date à guichets (with apertures), moon phases; “Haute Precision”; 18K yellow gold

CHF 3,500 - 7,000

EUR 3,400 - 6,800 / USD 3,800 - 7,600 / HKD 29,500 - 59,000

Sold: CHF 4,500

18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and six horological complications:
· Minute-repeater on two steel gongs by two hammers (activated by the push-piece located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 2 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
· Day of the week (aperture at 9 o’clock; indications given in French)
· Month of the year (aperture at 3 o’clock; indications given in French)
· Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)
Cover and case-back polished.
Movement 21’’’ ½, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work with silent centrifugal governor; chronograph work on the top plate.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Le Locle

Model attributable to C. Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle, or Fabrique Angélus, Stolz Frères

Year circa 1910-1920

Movement No. 84 845

Case No. 100 951

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 56.5 mm.

Caliber 21’’’ ½, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 136.2 gr. (approx.)

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.