DESCRIPTION:
EPW - C.H. Meylan, Brassus (unsigned, our believed attribution), marked to mvt and dial only for retailer W.K. Vanderslice Co. of New York, split-seconds chronograph, 47mm, 14K gold OF original JS (Jeannot & Shiebler) case with initials to rear, gold cuvette with 1902 presentation engraving, white enamel SS dial, SW-LS, lever escapement, 16-17J, fausses-côtes pattern nickel damascene, s#6850. Gross weight of assembled watch 51.7 dwt (80.4 g). This movement is of interesting design with its second wheel not located at center; the chronograph work is on the back plate with split mechanism under dial and with the main sweep going directly through the center and also having a cannon under the dial that carries the split.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, good primary chronograph function but inconsistent split-seconds function with occasional good operation apart from reset being a few beats out of index but occasional failures to reset with hand moving only slightly or not at all, overhaul needed for consistent split-seconds function, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, some toning of plate surfaces, small marring tight around balance cock screw, few small fine scratches elsewhere; virtually flawless dial with few negligible very small micro-fine scratches; excellent hands, hour and minute are plum colored, subsidiary seconds-hand and sweep-seconds-hands are blue, split-seconds-hand with ample finish loss and some retouching in plum color, subsidiary seconds-hand with some oxide and finish loss; case shows little wear, very slight shallow ding toward right perimeter of rear, small ding to band at 9:30, good engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal with some glue excess at its seat.
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1400
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