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Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Sep 28, 2026

LOT 45

HUMBERT DROZ, ENAMEL AND PAINTING , AUTOMATON , POCKET WATCH, GOLD PLATED

HKD 5,000 - 8,000

EUR 600 - 900 / CHF 550 - 850 / USD 650 - 1,050 / JPY 99,000 - 158,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A fine, gold-plated, open-face, key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with arabic numerals, signed "humbert droz." The dial is surrounded by an enamel painting depicting a lakeside village landscape with houses, incorporating an automaton mechanism that features a moving windmill and an aperture at 6 o'clock.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-6-8

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-8-72-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture

HANDS Original

Brand humbert droz

Year circa 1790-1800

Case No. 34182

Caliber 20''', full plate, gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock.

Diameter 53mm

Weight 86g

Signature Dial

Accessories later winding key



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.
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.