Important Collector's Wristwatches an...
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, Jun 14, 1995
LOT 94
Not signed, Swiss, circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. gold, paste-set, half skeletonised watch.
HKD 18,000 - 22,000
USD 2,500 - 3,000
C. Double body, Louis XVI with glazed back, the paste-set bezels engraved with decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and paste inlaid half hour divisions (slightly restored on the winding hole border). Paste-set Louis XVI hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, the engraved skeletonised back plate covered with a fine applied marcasite set foliage, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, small gilt brass cock with turquoise end-stone. In good condition. Diam. 39 mm.
