Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, May 10, 2020

LOT 137

A. Golay Leresche - Pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold and enamel

HKD 10,000 - 12,000

USD 1,300 - 1,550 / EUR 1,200 - 1,450 / CHF 1,300 - 1,550

18K yellow gold and enamel, hunting-case, key-winding, round-shaped, pendant-watch. Cover and case-back engraved with decoration of friezes, with polychrome enamelled frames with flowers and a scene showing a Swiss mountain landscape. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-8-75

Good

Slightly scratched

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel
Movement: 3 *
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand A. Golay Leresche, Geneva

Year circa 1850-1870

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 6 175

Material 18K yellow gold and enamel

Diameter 28 mm.

Caliber 10’’’, cylinder escapement

Signature cuvette (dome)

Accessories winding-key

Biography

Golay, David-Auguste (1814-1895; known as Auguste)
He was the son of Jacques-David Golay of Vallée de Joux and Susanne-Louise Meylan. In August 1837, Auguste married Susanne Leresche, the daughter of a watchmaker and a régleur herself. He established his first company in the same year and named the company “Golay-Leresche” after himself and his wife. In 1841, began a partnership with Louis Gunther, but that only lasted for a year. Auguste continued his own work with great success; his products were of excellent quality and he was a shrewd businessman. He often presented his work at international exhibitions and was awarded innumerable prizes.
After Auguste’s death (1895), his sons Pierre and Louis-Edouard took over; they formed a partnership with Stahl in 1896 and the company traded as “Golay Fils & Stahl” from then on.