Swiss Massive Gold "Titanic" Presentation Minute Repeater With Calendar, Moon Phase & Chronograph, circa 1915
Case: 18k gold, four body, 62 mm diameter, 29 mm thick, gold cuvette, back with raised multicolor gold Titanic motif, front with raise coat-of-arms, inner front lid with gold bezel frame and portrait, additional gold frame and picture, gold slide for the repeat on the rim, gold button for the chronograph function
Dial: enamel, black Roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds, blue spade hands, sub seconds with moon phase, month aperture below 12, sub dials for the date and days of the week
Movement: nickel 3/4 plate, straight line lever escapement 24 jewels, visible chronograph work, jeweled hammer striking on gong rods
Signed: unsigned, gross weight 312.8 grams
Note: Professedly, this watch was custom made as a presentation from Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line to the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. However, no provenance accompanies the lot.
Condition Report*:Type: Swiss Massive Gold "Titanic" Presentation Minute Repeater With Calendar, Moon Phase & Chronograph
Dial: enamel, Roman numerals
Hands; blue spade hands
Metal: 18k gold
Gram Weight: 312.8
Case Info: four body, gold cuvette
Case Width: 62 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: nickel 3/4 plate, straight line lever escapement 24 jewels, visible chronograph work, jeweled hammer striking on gong rods
Circa: 1915
Condition: movement is good, running and chiming, cleaning recommended, dial is good, hairline at center, case is good, massive, good hinges, some opening scratches on the back lip and cuvette
