Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2623MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: December 01, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Charles LeRoy Gold Skeleton Watch, Paris, c. 1765, no. 2168, with porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring, open center and pierced hands with paste stones, the single gold case with glass back to reveal the skeletonized and engraved chain fusee, verge-escapement movement marked Charles LeRoy a Paris/No. 2168, with three-coil hairspring, flat steel balance, and open mainspring barrel, dia. 45 mm.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
No significant condition issues, movement cleaned and in running condition.