Geneva, Nov 08, 2025

LOT 170

FRERES ESQUILLON & DE CHOUDENS, SWITZERLAND, BLIND MAN'S BLUFF, QUARTER REPEATER, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 3,000 - 6,000

HKD 29,200 - 59,000 / USD 3,800 - 7,500 / EUR 3,300 - 6,500 / JPY 570,000 - 1,140,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 5,000

A fine 18k gold and enamel, pearl-set, manual wind open face, quarter repeater pocket watch. The back enamel panel depicting three young children playing blind man's bluff in a countryside.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-8*

Good

Slightly scratched

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

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture

HANDS Original

Brand Freres Esquillon & De Choudens, Switzerland

Model blind man's bluff

Year Circa 1800

Movement No. 73507

Caliber 35mm., hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant.

Diameter 47 mm.

Signature Dial and movement