Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 583
LANGE & SOHNE HALF-HUNTER PENDANT WATCH PINK GOLD A.Lange & Söhne, Glashütte, B / Dresden, No. 19123. Made circa 1885. Very fine and rare, keyless, 18K pink gold half-hunting-cased lady's pendant watch with Lange guillaume-type balance. Accompanied by a Certificate and copy of archive dated October 1885
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 25,000 - 41,000 / USD 3,200 - 5,400
Sold: CHF 4,375
Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, the front cover with glazed aperture and radial Roman numerals, the back with engraved foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track with red Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Gold Louis XV hands. Cal. 13 ''', frosted gilt, 3/4 plate typical Glashütte caliber, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with gold escape wheel and pallet fork, the banking by a single pin in a hole, Lange guillaume-type cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |