Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 63
H. Laforge & Cie
Art Nouveau pendant-watch with its matching chatelaine; 18K yellow gold, rubies and diamonds
CHF 1,000 - 3,000
EUR 950 - 2,800 / USD 1,100 - 3,300 / HKD 8,600 - 25,600
Sold: CHF 2,375
18K yellow gold, ruby-set and diamond-set, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, Art Nouveau pendant-watch, accompanied by its matching chatelaine.
White colour enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Louis XV” hands.
Case-back with an elaborated floral motif set with rubies and old-cut diamonds. The chatelaine decorated en suite.
10’’’ gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
White colour enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Louis XV” hands.
Case-back with an elaborated floral motif set with rubies and old-cut diamonds. The chatelaine decorated en suite.
10’’’ gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand H. Laforge & Cie, Besançon (France)
Year circa 1900
Movement No. 13 188
Case No. 13 188
Material 18K yellow gold, rubies and diamonds
Caliber 10’’’, cylinder escapement
Diameter 26.6 mm.
Signature cuvette (dome)
Accessories original fitted box (signed by a Genovese retailer)
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.