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Swiss Gold Quarter Hour Repeater With Automaton, High Grade Lever Conversion. ...
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$7,500.00
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Description
Swiss Gold Quarter Hour Repeater With Automaton, High Grade Lever ConversionCase: 18k rose gold, 56 mm, four body, back with engine turnings, inverted scallop rim pattern, gilt cuvette
Dial: blue enamel ground, central white enamel with Arabic numerals, spade hands, applied multicolor gold figures striking on upper white gold bells, multicolor scene at the base
Movement: gilt four bridge later high grade conversion with straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with Breguet spring, counter poised pallet fork, fully jeweled with caps on the pallet and escape wheel, blued screws, ruby jewels also set on the repeat train
Condition Report*:
Type: Swiss Gold Quarter Hour Repeater With Automaton, High Grade Lever Conversion
Dial: guiloche enamel ground, white center, Arabic
Hands; spades
Metal: 18k gold
Case Info: four body, gilt cuvette, engine turned
Case Width: 56 mm
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: gilt four bridge later high grade conversion with straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with Breguet spring, counter poised pallet fork, fully jeweled with caps on the pallet and escape wheel, blued screws, ruby jewels also set on the repeat train
Circa: 1820's case, later upgrades to movement
Condition: movement is very well done and running and chiming very well, dial side is very good, small edge flake on the center dial at three, case is good overall, well done repair to the back hinge and inner back cover edge
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Dial: guiloche enamel ground, white center, Arabic
Hands; spades
Metal: 18k gold
Case Info: four body, gilt cuvette, engine turned
Case Width: 56 mm
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: gilt four bridge later high grade conversion with straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with Breguet spring, counter poised pallet fork, fully jeweled with caps on the pallet and escape wheel, blued screws, ruby jewels also set on the repeat train
Circa: 1820's case, later upgrades to movement
Condition: movement is very well done and running and chiming very well, dial side is very good, small edge flake on the center dial at three, case is good overall, well done repair to the back hinge and inner back cover edge
Auction Info
2012 May 19 Timepieces Signature Auction - New York #5097 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2012
19th
Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 6
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