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Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

LOT 230

?Pearl Sunburst? Balsiger & Fils, Genève, circa 1830. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and pearl-set pendant watch.

CHF 13,000 - 16,000

EUR 8,500 - 10,000 / USD 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 19,550

C. Two-body, hinged sprung bezel set with pearls and seed pearls, the back set with seed pearls and pearls in a radiating design. D. Gold with applied radial Roman numerals, outer minute markers, vari-colored gold foliate border, engine-turned center. Blued steel ?lozenge? hands. M. 32 mm., frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass three-arm balance, pierced and chased continental balance cock. Signed on the dial and movement. Diam. 44 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Jean-Jacob Balsiger Originally from the Niedermuhlern canton of Berne in Switzerland, he settled in Geneva in 1791 with his two sons.