Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 400
Décimal
Pocket watch, minute-repeater, split-seconds chronograph, minute counter; gilded metal
Pocket watch, minute-repeater, split-seconds chronograph, minute counter; gilded metal
HKD 25,200 - 51,000
CHF 3,000 - 6,000 / EUR 2,800 - 5,600 / USD 3,300 - 6,500
Sold: HKD 40,000
Gilded metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch movement in a working case, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and four horological complications:
· Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 5 o’clock)
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the round push-piece located on the case-band at 11 o’clock)
· Split-seconds (activated by the round push-piece located on the case-band at 1 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
Movement 20’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial; chronograph work and split-seconds work on the top plate.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
Movement 20’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial; chronograph work and split-seconds work on the top plate.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-60* |
Good Plating slightly deteriorated Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, probably Vallée de Joux
Model under the trademark “Décimal”
Year circa 1900-1910
Movement No. 29 726
Case No. unnumbered; “325” painted on the case-band
Material gilded metal
Diameter 52.5 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, lever escapement
Weight 106.3 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.