Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
L.C. Grandjean 18kt Gold Triple Calendar Minute Repeating Hunter-case Watch, c. 1890, roman numeral enameled dial with blued Breguet hands, month aperture located at 12, day-of-the-month subsidiary dial at 3, day-of-the-week at 9, running seconds and moon's phase at 6, 1/5 seconds divided in 300 outer track, minute-repeater on two gongs and two hammers, rhodium-plated movement with straight-line lever escapement, compensated balance with gold timing screws, blued hairspring with Breguet overcoil, chronograph activated by button at 12, repeater slide located at 6, dia. 58.5 mm, 182g.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
case with very little wear, cuvette engraved No. 4403. L.C. Grandjean Locle. Ebauche possibly by LeCoultre & Co. Has small pitting and tarnish. All functions working as intended. Time accuracy has nit been tested.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000

Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131

John Colasacco
Deputy Director, Jewelry
617-874-4313
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.