Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 30

Charlet
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater à toc; 18K or 20K yellow gold and enamel

CHF 1,200 - 2,400

EUR 1,150 - 2,300 / USD 1,350 - 2,700 / HKD 10,300 - 20,500

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 2,500

18K or 20K yellow gold and enamel, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Louis XVI” pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater à toc by two hammers on the inside case (activated by depressing the pendant)

Case with polychrome enamel painting décor signed lower right “• HL S •”. On the case-back, a scene showing a young couple of shepherds, the boy embracing the maiden and leering at her breast; the virgin holding a lamb under her arm in front of the faithful dog in an idyllic landscape.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Louis XVI” hands.

Movement 14’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-9-13

Good

Scratched

Slightly damaged
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-72-73-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed

HANDS Original

Brand Charlet, Paris

Year circa 1770

Movement No. 526

Case No. 936 (by “N A / D”, Paris)

Diameter 40.5 mm.

Caliber 14’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Weight 56.9 gr. (approx.)

Signature movement

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.