$2,500
ANONYMOUS SWISS QUARTER REPEATER CHRONOGRAPH Anonymous, Swiss, case No. 19257. Made circa 1900. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased, quarter hour repeating, keyless, pocket watch with chronograph. Accompanied by the original fitted box. C. Four-body, bassine, polished, cover with engraved fancy initials: M.G, hinged gold cuvette engraved with 10 gold medals, button at 2 operates the chronograph functions. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and 1/5th seconds track with Arabic 5-second markers, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Gold spade hands. M. Cal. 18', frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a rectangular button on the band. Notes Unsigned, case numbered. Diam. 52 mm. To be sold without reserve
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-09-18
