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Perret and Fils, Important Gold Minute Repeater With Perpetual Calendar and Moon Phase, circa 1890. ...
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Perret and Fils, Important Gold Minute Repeater With Perpetual Calendar and Moon Phase, circa 1890Case: 59 mm, massive, 18k gold, hunters case, slide bar for repeater, pin set, inner bezel and crystal, gold cuvette signed no. 69537, Perret & Fils Brenet, Quantieme Perpetual
Dial: enamel, Roman chapters, blue spade hands, four years and month at 12 o'clock, days at 9, date at 3, moon phases within seconds dial
Movement: nickel bridge, 38 jewels, jeweled through the hammers, wolf's tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic balance, line damaskeened finish, pin set
Signed: Perret & Fils on case and dial
*Note: Perpetual calendars are highly collectible and complex. The timepiece self adjusts to the day and date variances associated with the leap year cycle. The Perret and Fils presented here is a superior example of this genre.
Condition Report*:
Type: Perret and Fils Minute Repeater with perpetual calendar and moon phases
Signed: Perret and Fils, Brenets
Model: minuter repeat, perpetual calendar, moon phase
Dial: enamel, signed, Roman chapters
Hands; blued spade
Metal: massive 18K
Gram Weight: 199.50 grams
Case No: 69573
Case Info: signed on cuvette, plain, massive
Case Width: 59 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Crystal: plastic
Watch Movement: superior quality nickel bridge, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, wolfs tooth winding, line damaskeening, jeweled thru the hammers, pin set
Circa: 1890
Condition: Movement running, repeat working with some slowness to the minutes, cleaning recommended, case very good, light scratches near cuvette opening lip, dial near perfect--a very tiny partial chip can be seen with strong magnification under the four year hand, hands are original and clean
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Signed: Perret and Fils, Brenets
Model: minuter repeat, perpetual calendar, moon phase
Dial: enamel, signed, Roman chapters
Hands; blued spade
Metal: massive 18K
Gram Weight: 199.50 grams
Case No: 69573
Case Info: signed on cuvette, plain, massive
Case Width: 59 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Crystal: plastic
Watch Movement: superior quality nickel bridge, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, wolfs tooth winding, line damaskeening, jeweled thru the hammers, pin set
Circa: 1890
Condition: Movement running, repeat working with some slowness to the minutes, cleaning recommended, case very good, light scratches near cuvette opening lip, dial near perfect--a very tiny partial chip can be seen with strong magnification under the four year hand, hands are original and clean
Auction Info
2008 December Jewelry & Timepieces Signature Auction #687 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2008
8th-10th
Monday-Wednesday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 2
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