Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 143
Invicta – Les Fils de R. Picard, Fabrique Germinal
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater, triple date à guichet (with aperture), moon phases; 18K yellow gold
HKD 25,200 - 42,000
CHF 3,000 - 5,000 / EUR 2,800 - 4,700 / USD 3,300 - 5,400
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and six horological complications:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the rectangular-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 2 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
· Day of the week (aperture at 9 o’clock; indications given in French)
· Month of the year (aperture at 3 o’clock; indications given in French)
· Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)
Cover and case-back polished.
White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 21’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and Palladium hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism; chronograph work on the top plate.
Cover and case-back polished.
White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 21’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and Palladium hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism; chronograph work on the top plate.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-19-01 |
Good Dent(s) HANDS Original |
Brand Invicta, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Model Les Fils de R. Picard, Fabrique Germinal, under the trademark “Invicta”
Year circa 1900
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 93 185
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 54.9 mm.
Caliber 21’’’, lever escapement
Weight 116.2 gr. (approx.)
Signature cuvette (dome)
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.