Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005
LOT 331
Guinand a la Neuveville. Made circa 1690. Fine silver Louis XIV single-hand ?oignon? watch wound through the centre.
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,300 - 2,000 / USD 1,600 - 2,500
C. Double-body, silver, back and bezel lightly cast and chased with flowers and foliate strapwork, square hinge, loose ring pendant. D. Silver, with radial Roman numerals and half and quarter-hour divisions, foliate center. Blued-steel hand. M. 42 mm, hinged gilt brass full-plate with divided Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, short flat balance spring, fine gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage and a central mask, the upper edge with Arabic regulator scale with steel lever. Movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: B |
Fair |
Case: 4-29 |
Fair Lacking elements |
Movement: 4-13* |
Fair Slightly damaged Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-40-01 |
Fair HANDS Original |