Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
LOT 422
"Spring and Summer Bouquet" Bovet, Fleurier, No. 697. Made for the Chinese market circa 1850. Very fine gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set center seconds pocket watch with duplex escapement.
HKD 150,000 - 200,000
USD 20,000 - 25,000 / EUR 16,000 - 20,000
Sold: HKD 177,000
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, blue, red and white foliate enameled band, the back finely painted on enamel with a bouquet of spring and summer flowers, pearl-set bezels, pendant, and bow, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic numerals. Blued steel ?spoon? hands. M. 48 mm (21???), mirror polished steel, "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, 6 jewels, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, steel three-arm balance with blued-steel wings, blued steel balance-spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 57 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-50 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |