Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 120
JOHN REYMOND SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH, PATENTED CONCENTRIC 60-MINUTE AND 12-HOUR RECORDER; “CONTETOUT”, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 15,000 - 30,000
CHF 1,900 - 3,750 / USD 1,950 - 3,850
Sold: HKD 18,750
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, 1/5 second chronograph, splitseconds, dragging 60-minute recorder, concentric 12-hour recorder.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8-17 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly spotted |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Model “Contetout"
Year Circa 1920
Movement No. 150
Calibre 18’’’ lever escapement
Case No. 177 904
Diameter 50.2 mm
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories Copies of the invention patent and advertisements
Notes
Movement based on the the Swiss invention patent No. 71 222, delivered on June 2, 1915, to John Reymond, Vers-chez-Grosjean, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux), for a “Mécanisme compteur appliqué à une pièce d’horlogerie à chronographe (Recorder mechanism applied to a chronograph timepiece), known as double tour d’heure.