Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 10, 2013
LOT 176
PEARL STAR - QUARTER REPEATING WATCH Breguet à Paris, Swiss. Made circa 1835. Very fine, large, 18k gold and pearl-set quarter repeating pocket watch.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 25,000 - 41,000 / USD 3,200 - 5,400
Sold: CHF 7,000
Three-body, entirely set with graduated pearls with a star pattern on the back. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. Frosted gilt, standing barrel, jeweled cylinder escapement, three arm gold balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |