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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001
LOT 458
DuVal A Paris, circa 1690.Fine gilt metal center-wound single-hand "oignon" watch with false pendulum.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
USD 1,800 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 4,830
C. Two-body, "oignon", leather-covered, gold stud rosette on the back and wave pattern on the bezels. D. Gilt metal with white enamel cartouches for the Roman numeral hour chapters, inner enamel quarter-hour ring, the center engraved with inhabited foliage. Blued steel "fleur de lis" hand. M. 46,6 mm, hinged, gilt full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with steel balance and short balance-spring, Louis XIV cock engraved with a dome, stylized foliage, centered with aock, aperture for the false pendulum, Tompion type regulator without a pointer or scale.Signed on the movement.Diam. 58 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4 - 19 |
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Movement: 3 - 5 -6* |
Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 43 - 05 |