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Hong Kong , Mar 20, 2024
LOT 1
A. GOLAY LERESCHE, PENDANT-WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
HKD 5,000 - 10,000
EUR 600 - 1,200 / CHF 600 - 1,150 / USD 650 - 1,300
A 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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-75 |
Good Slightly scratched ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand A. Golay Leresche
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)
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.