Antiquorum Auctioneers since 1974

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Sep 28, 2026

LOT 32

D.F. AUBERT, "ENAMEL FLOWERS" PENDANT WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL

HKD 6,000 - 12,000

EUR 700 - 1,350 / CHF 650 - 1,300 / USD 800 - 1,550 / JPY 120,000 - 238,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A fine and rare 18k gold key-winding pendant watch. features a silver engine-turned dial with radial roman numerals. The shaped edges and bezel are decorated with black champlevé enamel and engraved gold flowers and foliage. The back cover is painted on enamel with four flower sprays, interspersed with gold ramolayé flowers over a translucent red guilloché enamel ground, with an outer border to match the bezel. Hinged gold cuvette.


Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-04

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Later

Brand D.F. Aubert

Year circa 1840s

Case No. 19828

Caliber 12''', matte gilt, Lepine caliber, jeweled cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.

Diameter 35mm

Weight 27.8g

Signature Cuvette signed

Notes

It is unusual to find a watch with both painted on enamel and ramolayé enamel.


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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.