Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 453
C. BARBEZAT-BAILLOT, “TRUSTY" ART NOUVEAU POCKET WATCH WITH QUARTER-REPEATER AND CHRONOGRAPH MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; GILDED SILVER, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET
HKD 40,000 - 47,000
CHF 4,970 - 5,960 / USD 5,000 - 6,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 50,000
Gilded silver (0.900), enamel and pearl-set, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, Art Nouveau pocket watch, made for the Chinese market, with quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case-band at 3 o’clock) and 1/5 second chronograph with single push-piece (activated by the olive-shaped pushpiece located on the case-band at 11 o’clock) Red flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back, with painted on enamel showing a lady in bust
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-77 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand C. Barbezat-Baillot
Year Circa 1900
Calibre 20’’’, lever escapement (movement based on the Swiss invention patents No. 334, No. 13 244 and No. 13 247)
Case No. 273 979
Diameter 53.5 mm
Signature Dial
Accessories Copy of the invention patent