Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2025
FRERES ESQUILLON & DE CHOUDENS, SWITZERLAND, BLIND MAN'S BLUFF, QUARTER REPEATER, 18K YELLOW GOLD
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
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.
Grading System | |
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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
Diameter 47 mm.
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.
Signature Dial and movement