Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 29

Charles Clay
Pair case pocket watch; silver

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,600 - 17,100

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 875

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pair-cased pocket watch.

Polished outer silver pair case; polished silver case.

White enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals (3-6-9-12); blued steel “Poker & Beetle” hands.

Movement 16’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded metal) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded English cock with a chimera.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 4-14

Fair

Damaged

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Charles Clay, London

Year circa 1772

Movement No. 1 772

Case No. unnumbered

Material silver

Diameter 50.6 mm.

Caliber 16’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Weight 91.2 gr. (approx.)

Signature movement

Notes

Inside the pair case, a 19th century “watch-paper” by William Galloway (1834-1871), Leeds, Yorkshire.

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.