Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.

Hong Kong, Dec 12, 2018

LOT 159

LÉPINE DECORATIVE WATCH

HKD 26,000 - 34,000

USD 3,400 - 4,400 / EUR 3,000 - 3,900

18K yellow gold and diamond-set, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch Case-back engraved in varicoloured gold with the bust, inside an oval frame, of Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792)


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-6-8-78

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Missing pearl(s)/stone(s)

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-72-75-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel

HANDS Original

Brand L'Epine

Year circa 1780-1790

Movement No. 13 867

Case No. 13 867

Caliber 13½''' gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring

Dimensions Ø 39 mm.

Signature movement

Accessories gold, blood jasper and quartz, winding-key