Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 507
BOUCHERON HISTORICAL "PRE-ART" DECO-STYLE POCKET WATCH; 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
HKD 180,000 - 260,000
CHF 22,550 - 33,800 / USD 23,850 - 34,250
Sold: HKD 325,000
18K yellow gold and enamel, half hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pre-Art Deco pocket watch, with hinged case-back and subsidiary seconds at 9. Cover and case-back with guilloché engine-turned enamelled decoration, white, blue and green translucent colours, with chiselled twelve roses. Cuvette engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention "A Monsieur F. COLLIN / Sincères Remerciements / Pour Vos Bonnes Leçons / Votre Elève / BASILE PROKHOROFF / Moscou 1911".
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8-75 |
Good Slightly scratched ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Boucheron
Year circa 1910
Movement No. 289 032
Calibre 18 ½ ''' gilded brass, with going barrel, straightline lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator with pare-chute
Case No. 289 032
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel.
Caliber 18 ½ ''' gilded brass, with going barrel, straightline lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator with pare-chute
Dimensions Ø 50.5 mm
Signature dial, case and movement