Lot 13

Attributed to Marius LeCoultre. A rare and unusual 18K gold hunter case perpetual calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases and retrograde date

UNSIGNED, NO. 1565, CIRCA 1890

Price realised CHF 10,625

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Attributed to Marius LeCoultre. A rare and unusual 18K gold hunter case perpetual calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases and retrograde date

UNSIGNED, NO. 1565, CIRCA 1890

Price realised CHF 10,625

Closed: 12 May 2014

Price realised CHF 10,625

Closed: 12 May 2014

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Attributed to Marius LeCoultre. A rare and unusual 18K gold hunter case perpetual calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases and retrograde date
Unsigned, No. 1565, circa 1890
Gilt-finished highly jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, glazed dust cover, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer railway five minute divisions, arch-shaped retrograde date indication, two apertures for day and moon phases, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and month, entirely engine-turned floral and geometrical decorated circular case, case numbered
51 mm. diam.

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

Although unsigned, the movement of the present watch can be attributed to Marius LeCoultre, a watchmaker and retailer located in Geneva who founded his own company in 1848. He specialized in unusual and high quality watches, developed a retrograde date system and was awarded an honourable mention during the Geneva Chronometer Contest in 1887. At the Chicago Universal Exhibition in 1893 he exhibited complicated and precision timepieces. Another particularity are the day and month indications for which LeCoultre used four letters instead of the more common three letter abbreviations.

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