Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...
Geneva, Nov 10, 2019
LOT 212
MEMENTO MORI
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,000 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 5,625
Fine, silver, pre-balance spring, single-hand form watch in the shape of a skull, with concealed dial. Double-body, cast in relief, repoussé, and chased, the jaw hinged at the back of the neck to reveal the dial set in the underside of the head, Silver champlevé with radial Roman chapters and half-hour divisions, the centre engraved with a riverside town and a watermill in the foreground.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 4** |
Fair Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Jacques Le Vieille Angers
Model MEMENTO MORI
Year circa 1660
Calibre 11’’’, gilt brass full plate, turned baluster pillars, fusee with chain, short train, verge escapement, circular iron foliot, irregular cock secured by a screw
Dimensions 37 mm X 30 mm
Signature Movement