GIRARD PERREGAUX

GIRARD PERREGAUX, SWITZERLAND, ''CHRONOMETER'', PIVOTED DETENT ESCAPEMENT, SPECIAL BALANCE AND OVERBANKING CYLINDRICAL HAIRSPRING, 18K PINK GOLD A very fine and rare, 18k pink gold hunting-case, keyless-winding pocket chronometer, made for the Spanish or South American market, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. Silvered, stamped satin-finished dial with Roman numerals, the centre and rim decorated with gold scrolling foliage and floral motifs. Cover and case back engraved in taille-douce with stylised foliage, geometric patterns, masks and grotesques, the centre of the cover with an escutcheon. Brand: Girard Perregaux, Switzerland Model: ''chronometer'' Year: Circa 1880 Case: 11319 Caliber: 44 mm., 18 jewels, nickel-plated movement with going barrel, 4 jewels set in screwed gold chatons, pivoted detent escapement, so-called à bascule, compensated crank balance with gold and platinum poising screws, and blued steel cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves. Diameter: 52 mm. Weight: 136 gr. Signature: Dial and case Grading System: AAA (Excellent) Case: 3 (Good) Dial: 3-6-01 (Good , Slightly oxidized , HANDS Original) Movement: 3-6* (Good , Slightly oxidized , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) HKD: 53,000 - 91,000 USD: 6,700 - 11,600 EUR: 6,000 - 10,300 JPY: 1,060,000 - 1,830,000

Estimate:£4,997.77

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