Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 122
Havila Watch Co.
Art Deco pocket watch; “Chronomètre de precision”; 14K yellow gold
CHF 1,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,550 - 3,100 / USD 1,600 - 3,200 / HKD 12,500 - 24,900
14K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, Art Deco pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Cover and case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with vertical geometric patterns, with, on the cover, an escutcheon with the cypher “G V”.
Gilded colour metallic dial, with suspended applied Arabic numerals; blued steel “Lozenge” hands.
Movement 18’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Havila Watch Co., Geneva
Model “Chronomètre de precision”
Year circa 1930
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 100 534
Material 14K yellow gold
Diameter 53.9 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 90.4 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case 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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.
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