Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 214
?Bagnolet Type? Aubert & Capt, Genève, No. 7029. Made circa 1820. Very fine and very small, extra-thin, 18K gold pendant watch with a gold Breguet-type ratchet key and short double-link chain.
HKD 12,000 - 15,000
EUR 1,200 - 1,500 / USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: HKD 9,200
C. Four-body, engine turned and polished. Hinged gold cuvette. Later brooch fitting. D. Gold with champlevé radial Roman numerals,outer minute divisions, engine-turned centre set with a faceted stone above 6. Gold Breguet hands. M. 22 mm, frosted gilt, Lepinecaliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, index regulator. Cuvette signed.Diam. 27 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
Aubert & Capt Specialized in horology, ?bijouterie? and mechanical pieces. They had a branch in London called Aubert & Kloflenberger. In Geneva, they were located ?place de Bel-Air, vis-à-vis de la Balance?, in 1830. ?Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.