Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 429
LONGINES DECORATIVE POCKET-WATCH, NEO-RENAISSANCE DÉCOR IMITATING THE DAMASCENE-WORK; OXIDIZED STEEL AND VARI-COLOUR GOLD
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
CHF 3,750 - 5,000 / USD 3,850 - 5,100
Sold: HKD 34,375
Oxidised steel and vari-colour gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with Neo-Renaissance décor imitating the damascene-work, with, in the centre, a motif showing two chimeras surrounded by four griffins.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Brand Longines, Saint-Imier
Year Circa 1895
Calibre 18.65, 18’’’, lateral lever escapement
Case No. 807 494
Material Oxidised steel and vari-colour gold
Diameter 50.7 mm.
Signature Dial and Movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Notes
Inside the case-back, a label inscribed “W. J Baird / No. 88” (probably coming from the collection of the watch store founded in London in the early 19th century).
The Extract from the Archives, dated September 2019, mentioned that this watch was delivered on January 25, 1896, to the Longines agent, Maison Mauer, in Spain.
The Extract from the Archives, dated September 2019, mentioned that this watch was delivered on January 25, 1896, to the Longines agent, Maison Mauer, in Spain.