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Geneva, November 8th-9th, 2025

Geneva, Nov 07, 2026

LOT 338

JEAN-FRANÇOIS BAUTTE, SWITZERLAND, DECORATIVE POCKET, GOLD AND ENAMEL

CHF 1,400 - 2,400

HKD 13,300 - 22,100 / USD 1,700 - 2,900 / EUR 1,500 - 2,500 / JPY 268,000 - 444,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A fine and elegant, 18k gold and enamel, manual wind open-face, key-winding pocket watch. Silver guilloché engine-turned dial. Case back and bezel engraved and decorated in black champlevé enamel with en taille d’épargne friezes and foliate motifs. Small silver dial with Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Jean-François Bautte, Switzerland

Year Circa 1825

Movement No. 42665

Case No. 42665

Caliber 30 mm., hinged gilt-brass full-plate movement with turned pillars, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved Continental balance cock, and silvered regulation dial.

Diameter 40 mm.

Weight 41 gr.

Signature Movement

Accessories Accompanied by the original box, small gold chain and gold and enamel watch key.