Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 58

George Prior
Pair case pocket watch made for the Turkish market; gilded metal

CHF 800 - 1,600

EUR 750 - 1,500 / USD 900 - 1,800 / HKD 6,900 - 13,700

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 750

Gilded metal, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pair case pocket watch, made for the Turkish market.

Engraved outer pair-case with a cluster of arms decoration; polished case.

White enamel dial with Turkish numerals; blued steel “Poker and Beetle” hands.

Movement 12’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded English cock with a moon crescent and a cypher (indistinctive letters, maybe “R G”).


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-6-8-11

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Slightly worn
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Brand George Prior, London

Year circa 1810-1830

Movement No. 23 511

Case No. 23 511 (by “J R)

Diameter 42.5 mm.

Caliber 12’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Weight 64.4 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial and movement

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.