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Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021

LOT 2

Abraham Vacheron Girod
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater; silver

HKD 12,600 - 25,200

CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / EUR 1,400 - 2,800 / USD 1,650 - 3,300

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Empire” pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant)

Case-back polished; fluted case-band.

White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.

Movement 21’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-6-8

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-8-01

Good

Slightly scratched

HANDS Original

Brand Abraham Vacheron Girod, Geneva

Year circa 1810

Movement No. 12 788

Case No. 12 781 (by “J M”, Geneva)

Material silver

Diameter 56.3 mm.

Caliber 21’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Weight 131.8 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, cuvette (dome) and movement

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: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions 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. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.