Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 03, 2021
LOT 38
Charles Oudin
Form-watch in the shape of an Asian lady beetle; 18K yellow gold, enamel and diamonds
HKD 18,800 - 37,600
CHF 2,200 - 4,400 / EUR 2,000 - 4,000 / USD 2,500 - 4,900
Sold: HKD 65,000
18K yellow gold, enamel and diamond-set, key-winding, form-watch in the shape of a red Asian lady beetle with concealed dial.
Movement 27 x 21 mm., heart-shaped, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-13-29 |
Good Slightly damaged Lacking elements |
Movement: 3 * |
|
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Charles Oudin, Paris (52, Palais Royal)
Model “Horloger de la Marine”
Year circa 1870
Movement No. 21 853
Case No. 11 404
Material 18K yellow gold, enamel and diamonds
Caliber 27 x 21 mm., heart-shaped, cylinder escapement
Height 45 mm.
Width 22.5 mm.
Signature cuvette (dome)
Notes
Beetle Form-watches
This kind of fancy watches (“montres de fantaisie”), created from the 1870’s mainly in Geneva, were particularly fashionable at the time of the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition.
Here we are dealing with an early example, most probably made in Geneva and sold by one of the greatest Parisian watchmakers of the time.