DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Touchon & Co, Geneva, minute repeater with chronograph and 30-minute register, 52mm, 18K gold OF original case, gold cuvette, white enamel DS dial, SW-SS, lever escapement with capped escape wheel, likely 30-33J, fausses-côtes pattern nickel damascene, s#21984 with matching serial number within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 69.9 dwt (108.8 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, good repeat function and tone, good chronograph and minute register function, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, some small numbers scribed to surface of repeat bridge left and right of s# marking, some marring and finish loss tight around stem detent screw, steelwork with some scattered bits of oxide; dial with hl at 9, few minuscule pinpoint edge nicks under bezel; fine hands, hour and minute plum colored, other hands are blue, sweep-seconds hand with some oxide, finish loss and oxide to tail of subsidiary seconds-hand; case shows very little wear, some mild soft dings to upper portion of rear evident as rippling of reflected light; tight bow, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$5000
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$7000
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