DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Berthoud a Paris, quarter-hour repeater fusee with concealed erotic automation, 54mm, 18K gold OF original case with casemaker's incuse "CPC" marking, spring loaded gilt cuvette with signed spring loaded central panel that opens to reveal erotic automation, slide on band at 11 to prevent repeat and erotic activation, white enamel dial with winding aperture at 2, KWKS, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled two-footed balance bridge, s#2075 within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 75.7 dwt (117.9 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, good repeat function and tone, good erotic automation function, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, scattered fine and micro-fine scratches; dial with patched edge chipping in areas near 3, around 7, around 9 and around 10, scattered hls including a profuse cluster around 3; excellent hands; case shows ample wear, rear opens wide of 90 degrees with some side-to-side play at hinge which shows a metal split to hinge tube at one side, bezel opens a bit wide of 90 degrees and shows a small metal split to hinge tube at one side, rear with perimeter denting to upper and upper-left area, some additional dings elsewhere around rear perimeter, band with some dings or small dents, bezel with a ding at 3, no engine turning detail remaining; bow pivots freely and with a bit of side-to-side play along its pin; good domed glass crystal with a few small finish bubbles.
ESTIMATE:
$2400
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$4400
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