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Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022

LOT 59

Derriey
Pocket watch; 18K yellow gold

HKD 12,800 - 25,500

EUR 1,450 - 2,900 / CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / USD 1,650 - 3,300

18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch.

Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a circle; gold cuvette (dome).

Gold guilloché (engine-turned) dial, with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.

Movement 16’’’ ¾, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (probably gold) and blued steel flat hairspring, blued steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Derriey, Geneva

Year circa 1830

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 2 889

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 43.1 mm.

Caliber 16’’’ ¾, cylinder escapement

Weight 53.3 gr. (approx.)

Signature cuvette (dome)

Notes

A watchmaker named Derriey-Staib is mentioned as being active in Geneva circa 1825.

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.