Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 107
Skeletonized Movement Houriet & Fils, (Neuchâtel), No. 9032. Made circa 1820. Very fine, 18K gold pocket watch with visible skeletonized movement. To be sold without reserve
HKD 22,000 - 28,000
USD 3,000 - 3,600 / EUR 1,800 - 2,200
Sold: HKD 28,800
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, polished, reeded band. D. White enamel, annular, Breguet numerals and outer minute divisions, center exposing the skeletonized going train. Blued steel lozenge hands. M. Gilt brass skeletonized, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-46-06 |
Good HANDS Partially replaced |
Notes
Jacques-Frédéric Houriet (1743-1830)
After a stay of nine years in Paris for work and study, Houriet settled in Le Locle, where he became an important
horologist, working with his son and many other members of his immediate and extended family.
The present watch is illustrated in: "Frederic Houriet - Le Père de la Chronometrie Suisse", Jean-Claude Sabrier,
Editions Simonin, 2006, p. 3