L.C. Grandjean

L.C. GRANDJEAN, LOCLE, 18K GOLD KEYLESS TWO-TRAIN INDEPENDENT SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH JUMPING 1/4THS OF A SECOND

CIRCA: 1880 CASE MATERIAL: 18k gold CASE DIAMETER: 56.5mm DIAL: White enamel MOVEMENT: Manual, two-train, keyless winding FUNCTIONS: Split seconds, jumping1/4ths of a second BOX: No PAPERS: NoThe present watch was made by L.C. Grandjean of Le Locle, Switzerland, reputed maker of complicated timepieces. It is fitted with a two-train movement, split seconds chronograph and jumping 1/4ths of a second. The jumping seconds hand, also called “foudroyante” in French, indicates fractions of a second when the chronograph function is activated.