146,500 CHF
Louis Audemars, Brassus and Geneva, No. 10517, produced circa 1867, sold on December 15, 1870 for 4,000 Swiss francs. Exceptionally fine, highly complicated 18K gold keyless astronomical double-train independent split dead-seconds watch with minute-repeating, fifth of a second foudroyante, 12-hour and minute recorder, phases and age of the moon, day and date, thermometer, and stop feature, in wooden fitted box. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, with the initials "WK" engraved on the back, gold hinged cuvette engraved with list of medals obtained at exhibitions and description of the watch, calendar setting pins on the band, stop lever at 7 o’clock under the bezel. White enamel, two small eccentric hour and minute chapters with radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, the right one driven by the going train concentric with the date, the left by the independent one, concentric with the days of the week, subsidiary sunk seconds concentric with fifth-second jumper, phases of the moon aperture at 12 o’clock with its age sector scale on the edge, outermost seconds divisions with five-seconds Arabic markers. Gold "spade" hands. 48 mm (21’’’), frosted gilt, double going barrels with Mairet tandem winding, gold wheel trains, 45 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, independent train engagement by a double flirt acting on the escape wheel pinion, very clever setting mechanism by two
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
