43,700 CHF
L. Leroy & Cie. Horlogers de la Marine, 7 Bd. de la Madeleine, Paris, No. 16458, circa 1920. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold keyless minute repeating "grande and petite sonnerie" clockwatch. Three body, massive, "bassine", polished. Gold cuvette. Gold engine-turned with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel " pear" hands. Gilt brass, double train with differential winding, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Striking and repeating on gongs with slide, boit for "grande/petite sonnerie" and " strike/silent" optional levers on the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
