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Hong Kong , Mar 20, 2024
LOT 99
UNSIGNED, CONTETOUT, JOHN REYMOND SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH, PATENTED CONCENTRIC 60-MINUTE AND 12-HOUR RECORDER, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 5,000 - 10,000
EUR 600 - 1,200 / CHF 600 - 1,150 / USD 650 - 1,300
Sold: HKD 21,250
A 18k yellow gold open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, 1/5 second chronograph, split seconds, 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
Case No. 177 904
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 50.2 mm
Caliber 18’’’ lever escapement
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.