Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 395
ANONYMOUS SWISS MINUTE-REPEATER POCKET WATCH PINK GOLD Swiss, case No. 468. Made circa 1900. Fine, keyless, minute-repeating, open faced 18K pink gold pocket watch.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 32,000 - 48,000 / USD 4,200 - 6,300
Sold: CHF 5,000
Four-body, heavy, "bassine", polished, 5-hinged part front cover, hinged gold cuvette, back with family crest and moto (Noli Arma Foedari Vel Non La Qui). White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XV hands. 19```, rhodium plated, 23 jewels, main jewels in gold screwed chatons, 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. Case punched JL and numbered.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-8-01 |
Very good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |