Lebet & Fils , Early Two time Zone poCket Chronometer Lebet & Fils, Buttes (Swiss), No. 26069. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1860. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold, two-train, two time zone, keyless pocket chronometer with date and pivoted detent escapement. | Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. | Geneva, 13th November 2010
Lebet & Fils Early Two time Zone poCket Chronometer Lebet & Fils, Buttes (Swiss), No. 26069. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1860. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold, two-train, two time zone, keyless pocket chronometer with date and pivoted detent escapement., CHF 6,300 - 7,300 USD 6,300 - 7,300 / EUR 4,700 - 5,500 C. Five-body, bassine et filets, engine-turned with polished borders, reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details within an engine-turned border. D. Gold engraved with flowers, two mean time dials, one with radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, the other with Islamic numerals and outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds and date. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm., 20''', frosted gilt, 18 jewels, two-train with separate winding, pivoted detent escapement cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 52 mm.Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 13, 2010
LOT 469 Lebet & Fils , Early Two time Zone poCket Chronometer Lebet & Fils, Buttes (Swiss), No. 26069. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1860. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold, two-train, two time zone, keyless pocket chronometer with date and pivoted detent escapement.
CHF 6,300 - 7,300 USD 6,300 - 7,300 / EUR 4,700 - 5,500
C. Five-body, bassine et filets, engine-turned with polished borders, reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details within an engine-turned border. D. Gold engraved with flowers, two mean time dials, one with radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, the other with Islamic numerals and outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds and date. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm., 20''', frosted gilt, 18 jewels, two-train with separate winding, pivoted detent escapement cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 52 mm.
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