Geneva, May 12, 2024
LOT 343
UNSIGNED, ENGLAND, LARGE AND HEAVY MINUTE REPEATING, PERPETUAL CALENDAR & CHRONOGRAPH, 18K GOLD
CHF 15,000 - 25,000
HKD 130,000 - 218,000 / USD 16,600 - 27,700 / EUR 15,300 - 25,500
Sold: CHF 16,250
A very fine, large and heavy, 18k yellow gold, manual wind hunting cased keyless pocket watch with minute-repeating, perpetual calendar, chronograph (60-minute register) and moon phases. Counter-enamel dial signed "Willis" (the most famous English manufacturer of enamel dials of the time).The case with London hallmarks for 1904-5, typical English style case with the makers punch mark ''FT LONDON'' for Federick Toms and an A for Arthur Bamford..
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, England
Year 1904-1905
Case No. 2585
Diameter 57 mm.
Caliber 19''', matte gilt, three-quarter plate, jeweled to the center with screwed gold chatons, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Chronograph work mounted on the backplate activated by a button in the band.
Signature ''FT LONDON'' for Federick Toms, movement numbered
Notes
Both Toms and Willis were renowned for the quality of their respective specialities.