Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Nov 30, 2025

LOT 341

HENRY MOSER, LES ENFANT RUSSE, ENAMEL HUNTING CASE, MINUTE-REPEATING & PERPETUAL CALENDAR POCKET WATCH, MADE FOR PRINCE SERGE ALEXANDROVITCH DOLGOROUKY, ENAMEL AND 18K YELLOW GOLD.

HKD 300,000 - 600,000

EUR 33,400 - 67,000 / CHF 31,200 - 63,000 / USD 38,700 - 78,000 / JPY 5,950,000 - 11,900,000

A This exceptional pocket watch was made by H. Moser & Cie in around 1913 specifically for the Russian market and for the distinguished Prince Serge Alexandrovitch Dolgorouky. It is a large, heavy, keyless, hunting case enamel painting pocket watch with minute repeating, perpetual calendar and moon phases. The front cover features an enamel painted Dolgorouky coat of arms under a rose-cut diamond-set banner with the date “1913” below. The back cover shows a charming enamel depiction of two children dressed in winter costumes, detailed with diamond-set embellishment.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Henry Moser

Model Les Enfant Russe

Year circa 1913

Case No. 25906

Diameter  60 mm.

Caliber 21’’’, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, the fork and escape wheel with gold jewel caps, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.

Weight 211.8gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, case and movement

Notes

This present lot is an exceptional, complex example of Moser’s timepieces crafted specifically for the Russian market. It features a large, heavy gold case beautifully decorated with enamel, showcasing the Dolgorouky coat of arms alongside a charming image of two children adorned with diamond accents. Inside, the watch houses intricate mechanisms including minute-repeating and perpetual calendar functions. A similar watch by Patek Philippe, also featuring the Dolgorouky arms, is documented in «Patek Philippe» by Huber & Banbery (1993, p. 210). The Dolgorouky princely family descends from Ivan Andreievitch Obolensky, nicknamed Dolgorouky, who was a descendant of the Rurikid Prince Constantin Yourievitch of Obolensk, and further back to Mikhail Vsevolodovitch, Prince of Tshernigov and Grand Duke of Kiev. Prince Serge Alexandrovitch, born in 1883, served as Aide-de-Camp to Czar Nicholas II. Duke of Kiev. Prince Serge Alexandrovitch, born in 1883, served as Aide-de-Camp to Czar Nicholas II. George Heinrich (Henry, Henri) Moser (1844-1923), a Swiss watchmaker and son of clockmaker Johan Heinrich Moser, moved to St. Petersburg around 1827 and established a watch business there, with locations on Nevskii Prospect and Malaya Konyushennaya George Heinrich (Henry, Henri) Moser (1844-1923), a Swiss watchmaker and son of clockmaker Johan Heinrich Moser, moved to St. Petersburg around 1827 and established a watch business there, with locations on Nevskii Prospect and Malaya Konyushennaya Street. He also operated a branch in Moscow, where records show his office was on Ilinka Street from 1827 to 1874. In 1874, his son Henry Moser Jr. took over the company. The Moser firm conducted business throughout Russia, including remote areas like Vladivostok in Siberia, and by the late 19th century became official suppliers to the Tsar. Street. He also operated a branch in Moscow, where records show his office was on Ilinka Street from 1827 to 1874. In 1874, his son Henry Moser Jr. took over the company. The Moser firm conducted business throughout Russia, including remote areas like Vladivostok in Siberia, and by the late 19th century became official suppliers to the Tsar.