Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 394
LE BELLE "DIRECTOIRE" WATCH WITH ONE HOROLOGICAL COMPLICATION, MADE FOR THE SPANISH MARKET, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 65,000 - 80,000
CHF 7,800 - 9,750 / USD 8,000 - 10,000
18K yellow gold, enamel and diamond-set, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, "Directoire" pocket watch, hinged case-back; made for the Spanish market; and one horological complication: Date of the month (exterior graduation with central hand) Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back, with, in the centre, inside a diamond-set frame, a painting showing a young lady waiting for the Love of her life, with the mention in Spanish "Ata amistad" (Tie friendship); border with white and black circle with gold paillons; the painting on enamel on gold attributable to Jean-Louis Richter (1766-1841).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01-04 |
Good HANDS Original HANDS Later |
Brand Le Belle
Year circa 1790-1800
Caliber 19'' gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring
Dimensions Ø 55.5 mm.
Signature dial and movement