Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 111
L. Matthey
Pocket watch; silver
CHF 500 - 1,000
EUR 500 - 950 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,600TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 125
Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch.
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, a circle; fluted case-band; cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with a scene showing a hunter near a lake in a mountain landscape.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-7-9-12 |
Good Oxidized Scratched Worn |
Movement: 3-6-8* |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-73-75-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel HANDS Original |
Brand L. Matthey
Year circa 1860-1880
Movement No. unnumbered
Material silver
Diameter 46.9 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, duplex escapement
Weight 61.1 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.