Girard-Perregaux A yellow gold pocket chronometer for the South American...

Dial: silvered, ornated
Caliber: 21’’’ ligne manual winding , highly jeweled helical hairspring double bridge, one gold
Case: 18k yellow gold chased scrolling foliage, hinged case back and front, glazed dust cover, cuvette
Case number: 83’996
Size: 56 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement, case also stamped ‘R. Waldvogel’
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none

Condition Report:
Movement: There are visible signs of dust and debris within the movement. The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
Case: The case is in very good condition with almost no signs of wear. The hinges are very crisp and tight which indicate almost no use. The gold marks are crisp on the inner case, inner cuvette, and inner case back. The cuvette is inscribed ‘Chronometre Bulletin d’Obervatoire Girard-Perregaux Chaux-De-Fonds Medalle D’Or Exposition Universelle Paris 1889’.
Dial: The dial has some dust and debris present throughout, some visible to the naked eye. There are light scratches to the subsidiary seconds dial.

Catalogue Note:
The present lot is one of a series of precision movements made by Girard Perregaux in the late 19th Century. The movement with helical hair spring and two arrow shaped bridges one of gold is a precision version of the triple bridge tourbillon Girard Perregaux is most known for. The inscription on the cuvette ‘Chronomètre Bulletin d’Obervatoire Girard-Perregaux Chaux-De-Fonds Médaille D’Or Exposition Universelle Paris 1889’, recalls the maker’s prominence in precision movements.

The style of the case and dial are particular to those made for the South American Market in the late 19th Century