Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
GUEX WATCH PAINTED ON ENAMEL GOLD & DIAMOND Guex à Paris, No. 10599. Made circa 1790. Fine and rare, gold, painted on enamel and rose-cut diamond-set pocket watch.
Two-body, "Directoire", the bezel set with rose-cut diamonds within a chased gold border, the back decorated with translucent royal blue enamel decorated with a painted scene of a landscape with a dog and two doves, gold paillon urn in the center, applied diamond-set highlights and border. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals. Rose-cut diamond-set hands. 39 mm., matte gilt full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation dial.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-72-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture HANDS Original |