Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 59
Girardier l’Aîné
Pocket watch, decorative dial; silver
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,600 - 17,100TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 475
Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Directoire” pocket watch.
Polished case-back.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands. Polychrome enamel painting décor around the dial showing a beautiful young woman languishing on the left, near a seaside on the right.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock.
Polished case-back.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands. Polychrome enamel painting décor around the dial showing a beautiful young woman languishing on the left, near a seaside on the right.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-7 |
Good Oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Girardier l'aine, Geneva
Year circa 1800-1810
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 27 198 (by H F”, Geneva or Neuchâtel mountains)
Material silver
Diameter 54.6 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement
Weight 96.2 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial
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.