Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 19
Borel Fils & Cie
Minute-repeater, chronograph, triple date à guichet (with aperture), moon phases, made for the Russian market; 14K pink gold
HKD 21,000 - 42,000
CHF 2,500 - 5,000 / EUR 2,400 - 4,700 / USD 2,700 - 5,400
Sold: HKD 37,500
14K pink gold (56 Zolotniks), hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, made for the Russian market, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and six horological complications:
· Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in Russian)
· Month of the year (aperture at 12 o’clock; indications given in Russian)
· Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)
Guilloché engine-turning case-back and cover.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Spade” hands.
20’’’, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator; repeater work with centrifugal governor; chronograph work on the top plate.
Guilloché engine-turning case-back and cover.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Spade” hands.
20’’’, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator; repeater work with centrifugal governor; chronograph work on the top plate.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-11 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly worn |
Movement: 3-6-8-61* |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched Plating deteriorated Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-71-77-01 |
Fair ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel HANDS Original |
Brand Borel Fils & Cie, Neuchâtel
Year circa 1900
Movement No. 81 977 (ebauche No. 537 by E. Mathey-Tissot & Cie, Les Ponts-de-Martel, Le Locle)
Case No. 81 977
Material 14K pink gold
Diameter 55.5 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, lever escapement
Weight 140.5 gr.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 8 172, delivered on May 5, 1894, to Numa Robert-Wælti, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Nouvelle montre à répétition et à remontoir au pendant”.
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.