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VERY RARE 52mm REPEATER MOON PHASE CALENDAR BY LE PHARE С 1890 LARGE WRISTWATCH

Estimated price for orientation: 6 499 $

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Description
Condition: Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Le Phare
Case Material: Stainless Steel Gender: Men's
Band Material: Leather Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920 Display: Analog


Very rare 52mm steel watch with High Quality Quarter Repeater With Moon Phase, Calendar and Second Chronograph movement BY LE PHARE, very good condition. WRISTWATCH, circa 1890.
CASE: stainless steel, new - custom made, hand-crafted, turnable bezel, build specially for this wonderful movement. Two glasses in front of and at the back. Case in
super condition.
DIAL: original beautiful porcelain dial with Rom. hours numerals.
MOVEMENT: original Le Phare 1/4 Repeater with Moon Phase, Calendar and Second Chronograph, manual winding, stripe decorated,wheel gold screw balance, dating the watch circa 1890 as per company production records. This mechanism/model being a registered design by Le Phare. Movement in good working condition, clean, great keep time. SIZE : 52 mm(not counting the crown), 60 mm long(lugs to lugs). BRAND:  leather, 22 mm.     The watch is in a working order (the watch is set to 20.00 (evening). Wind the clock at this time. Preferably in the evening to wind watch.
Attention!
When setting the time can not touch the levers set the calendar (you can break setter calendar).
Calendar it is possible to establish only in hours from 8.00 to 17.00.
From 17.00 to 8.00 the calendar cannot be established - the mechanism of hours at this time works and it is possible to break hours.
If you want set the time you must move the hands only forward and not backward. The crown should never be pulled out. To set the time one must push the set button and turn the crown so the time goes forward. When winding the crown, you must stop once you feel resistance.
Use the chronograph only winding at full hours.)
, condition good. All mechanisms are professionally serviceable new oiled and adjusted.
This beautiful, unusual  wristwatch can serve as a perfect gift or a valuable addition to anyone's rare watch collection! Over time, the price of this timepiece will only increase! We check all our items old 80-100 years with different professional watchman before selling . The items sold are definitely original but we can not guarantee 100% authenticity for EVERY PART of secondhand items because these items are not brand new. So please read the description very carefully as we state which parts are NEW & which are ORIGINAL. Please bear in mind that you are buying a used watch and it will require service at some point in time. 


History


History of Le Phare Watches.Charles-Ami Barbezat-Baillot was born in Bayard (Neuchâtel) on March 6, 1847, the son of Charles Henri Barbezat (1809-1889). His birth name was Charles-Ami Barbezat, he wore the Doppelnamem since his marriage in 1883 he was the brother of Henri Barbezat-Bôle.Charles Barbezat completed a watchmaker apprenticeship with Henri Jean Victor Guye. Henri Guye-Houriet recognized early the talent of the young Barbezat why he later made ​​him a sharer and his trading house then in 1867 "Guye & Barbezat" renamed. Around 1875 married Charles and extended his own surname with his wife Baillot to Barbezat-Baillot. 1877 Em