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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 403

Verger Freres, Paris, circa 1930.Very fine Art Deco ?chinoiserie? 18K gold, silver, enamel and black lacquer keyless fob watch with original integrated fob.

HKD 94,000 - 117,000

USD 12,000 - 15,000

C. Two-body, square with rounded corners, gold shell over silver inside, black lacquer, back cover with a Chinese scene of a pagoda in champlevé style, green hardstone winding button. Fob: a black ribbon attached to a hinged gold and enameled clasp, set with diamonds, finished with gold and enamel pinned clasp.D. Champagne, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19.6 mm (9 x 10 3/4'''), nickeled, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel flat balance spring.Stamped with Verger's mark on the clasp, which is also stamped with French gold guarantee mark.Dim. Watch 28 x 28 mm, length with the fob: 113 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3 - 21
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

Verger, Paris.Two generations of designers and casemakers; the maison was founded by Ferdinand Verger in 1872. Produced cases for the world's finest jewelers, including Boucheron, Mauboussin, Ostertag, Tiffany, La Cloche, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Gübelin