Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
LOT 420
?Spring Bouquet? Bovet, Fleurier, No. 399. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, center-seconds pocket watch with polished steel movement.
HKD 150,000 - 200,000
USD 20,000 - 25,000 / EUR 16,000 - 20,000
Sold: HKD 236,000
C. Three-body, the bezels pendant and bow with champlevé enameled floral decoration, the back enamel panel painted with a fine composition of summer flowers on a pale blue ground. Hinged glazed gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes/seconds track, Arabic quarter hour numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Mirror-polished and blued steel, "Chinese" caliber with free standing barrel, single wheel duplex escapement with steel escape wheel and bimetallic three-arm balance with wedge shaped and partly blued steel weights, flat balance spring and index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 57 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |