Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 375
Unsigned
Pocket watch movement, cylindrical hairspring, probably a “pièce école”; gun-metal
CHF 400 - 800
EUR 400 - 800 / USD 450 - 850 / HKD 3,300 - 6,600
Sold: CHF 500
Gun-metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6; probably a “pièce école”.
Later case (circa 1920), with guilloché (engine-turned) velvet “moiré” décor. Cuvette (dome) lacking.
White colour enamel dial (more or less contemporary; signed “Breguet”), with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
Movement 19’’’, brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balancewith gold poising screws and blued steel cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-23 |
Good Slightly scratched Later |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-21-01-21 |
Good Period HANDS Original Period |
Brand Unsigned, France or Switzerland
Model probably a “pièce école”
Year circa 1880-1900
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 3 140
Material gun-metal
Diameter 52.9 mm.
Caliber 19’’’, straight-line lever escapement, 19 jewels
Weight 94.5 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial
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