Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022
LOT 3
Albert Didisheim & Frères
Large pocket watch, music; silver
HKD 12,800 - 25,500
EUR 1,450 - 2,900 / CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / USD 1,650 - 3,300TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 30,000
Silver (0.800), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, with music (barillet-type pinned cylinder musical movement).
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned) with, in the centre, an escutcheon. Glassed cuvette (dome).
White enamel dial with, in a chapter at 12, radial Roman numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Albert Didisheim & Frères, Saint-Imier (Bernese Jura), then La Chaux-de-Fonds
Year circa 1895-1905
Movement No. 9 199
Case No. 9 242
Material silver (0.800)
Diameter 59.6 mm.
Caliber 24’’’, cylinder escapement
Signature movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 6 776, delivered on June 13, 1893, to Albert Didisheim & Frères, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Système de raquette permettant un grand déplacement des goupilles”.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
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