Henry Grandjean & Cie, Locle, No. 38910, circa 1900.Extremely fine, unusual and important 18K gold hunting cased keyless one minute tourbillon regulator with straight-line leverescapement, Guillaume balance, winner of the First Prize in 1906 Timing Contest at the Neuchâtel Observatory, adjusted bymaster adjuster Charles-Ferdinand Perret. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and a copy of the 'Bulletin de Marche'. | Important Collector's Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks and The Peter Lin Wat
Henry Grandjean & Cie, Locle, No. 38910, circa 1900.Extremely fine, unusual and important 18K gold hunting cased keyless one minute tourbillon regulator with straight-line leverescapement, Guillaume balance, winner of the First Prize in 1906 Timing Contest at the Neuchâtel Observatory, adjusted bymaster adjuster Charles-Ferdinand Perret. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and a copy of the ?Bulletin de Marche?., USD 80,000 - 100,000 EUR 70,000 - 86,000Sold: USD 107,000 C. Six-body, "bassine et filets", polished, five-bar hinges, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. Whiteenamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm (20???), maillechort,"Pellaton? caliber, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, 3-arm equidistant carriage with straight line equidistant lever escapement,anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with gold temperature and platinum mean time screws, special alloy balance spring,regulator with spring-loaded pin?s gap closing.Signed on case and movement.Diam. 58 mm.Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Dec 02, 2003
LOT 208 Henry Grandjean & Cie, Locle, No. 38910, circa 1900.Extremely fine, unusual and important 18K gold hunting cased keyless one minute tourbillon regulator with straight-line leverescapement, Guillaume balance, winner of the First Prize in 1906 Timing Contest at the Neuchâtel Observatory, adjusted bymaster adjuster Charles-Ferdinand Perret. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and a copy of the ?Bulletin de Marche?.
USD 80,000 - 100,000 EUR 70,000 - 86,000
Sold: USD 107,000
C. Six-body, "bassine et filets", polished, five-bar hinges, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. Whiteenamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm (20???), maillechort,"Pellaton? caliber, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, 3-arm equidistant carriage with straight line equidistant lever escapement,anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with gold temperature and platinum mean time screws, special alloy balance spring,regulator with spring-loaded pin?s gap closing.Signed on case and movement.Diam. 58 mm.
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