Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 07, 2015
LOT 214
SWISS QUARTER REPEATER LEVER CHRONOMETER YELLOW GOLD Swiss, Genève, "Chronomètre Répétiton", No. 184. Made circa 1880. Fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased, quarter repeating, keyless pocket watch.
HKD 18,000 - 36,000
USD 2,300 - 4,700 / CHF 2,400 - 4,800
Four-body, bassine et filets, polished, hinged bow. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Gold faceted stone-set hands. Cal. 19```, nickel plated, 25 jewels, the upper ones in screwed gold chatons, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Cuvette engraved "Genève".
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01-78 |
Good HANDS Original ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Missing pearl(s)/stone(s) |