Only Online Auction

Hong Kong, Dec 13, 2024

LOT 1

A. GOLAY LERESCHE, PENDANT-WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL

HKD 5,000 - 10,000

EUR 650 - 1,250 / CHF 600 - 1,150 / USD 650 - 1,300

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 8,190

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.


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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*

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

Weight 22g

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.


CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
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