Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
LOT 79
?Rose Bouquet? Bovet, London, No. 327. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, center-seconds pocket watch with duplex escapement.
HKD 160,000 - 200,000
USD 20,000 - 25,000 / EUR 17,000 - 20,000
Sold: HKD 271,400
C. Two-body, ?Chinese? type, the back painted on enamel with a bouquet of roses and flowers, champlevé enamel bezels, pendant, and bow. Gold glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/ seconds track with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic numerals. Blued steel ?Spade? hands. M. 47 mm, mirror-polished and blued steel "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels, bridges and standing barrel, duplex escapement, plain five-arm steel balance, flat blued steel balance-spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Case with London prestige marks. Diam. 58 mm. To be sold without reserve
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |