Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 140
DU BOIS & FILS - QUARTER REPEATING GOLD & HAIRWORK WATCH Du Bois & Fils, (Geneva), case No. 5600. Made circa 1830. Fine and rare, quarter-repeating, 18K gold pocket watch with hairwork decoration.
CHF 3,200 - 5,200
HKD 26,000 - 43,000 / USD 3,700 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 4,125
Three-body, bassine et filets, polished, fluted band, the front cover decorated with an applied gold flower and foliate wreath, central applied shield engraved with initials EEJ, the back cover set with a glazed hairwork panel depicting an urn beneath a willow tree and the date 16 April, 1831, applied flower and foliate border to complement the front cover. Gilt-metal dust cap. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2. Pierced gold hour hand. 42 mm., matte gilt, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved continental cock with faceted red endstone, silvered regulation dial, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-06 |
Good HANDS Partially replaced |