Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 319
HENRI ROBERT QUARTER REPEATER AND SPECIAL ESCAPEMENT, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 6,000 - 12,000
CHF 700 - 1,500 / USD 750 - 1,550TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 15,000
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with guilloché engine-turned back and one horological complication: Quarter repeater on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-12 |
Good Worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-9-71-01 |
Good Scratched ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Henri Robert
Year circa 1830
Movement No. 746
Case No. 746
Caliber 22'' gilt brass with lateral lever escapement
Dimensions Ø 55 mm.
Signature Dial
Notes
Robert, Henri Inspired by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), Henri Robert (1795-1874) became a very eminent maker and author on horological subjects. In 1847, he was appointed Horloger de la Marine (Watchmaker to the Navy). Bibliography Tellier, Arnaud, "Chronomètre de marin.. 94 d'Henri Robert", in Chronométrophilia, Bulletin de l'Association suisse pour l'histoire de la mesure du temps, La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 31, Autumn-Winter 1991, pp. 61-88. To be sold without reserve