Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 60
Girardier l’Aîné
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater, decorative dial; silver
CHF 600 - 1,200
EUR 600 - 1,150 / USD 700 - 1,350 / HKD 5,200 - 10,300TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 775
Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Directoire” pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant)
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back; fluted case-band.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel hands. Polychrome enamel painting décor around the dial showing a beautiful young woman who seems to be pregnant and who looks at the clock. What is she waiting for? The hour of delivery or the return of the happy father? … unless it was a cad who knocked her up!
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back; fluted case-band.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel hands. Polychrome enamel painting décor around the dial showing a beautiful young woman who seems to be pregnant and who looks at the clock. What is she waiting for? The hour of delivery or the return of the happy father? … unless it was a cad who knocked her up!
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-77-04 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel HANDS Later |
Brand Girardier l'aine, Geneva
Year circa 1800-1810
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 2 045 (by “A C”, Geneva or Neuchâtel mountains)
Material silver
Diameter 56.9 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement
Weight 134 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.