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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 6
Flower Bouquet Dimier, Genève, No. 10804. Made for the Chinese market circa 1850. Fine, large, silver gilt and painted on enamel, pearl-set, centerseconds pocket watch with mirror-polished movement, Jacot duplex escapement and fancy balance.
HKD 85,000 - 100,000
USD 11,000 - 13,000 / EUR 7,000 - 8,000
Sold: HKD 102,000
C. Three-body, "Empire", spring-loaded back finely painted on enamel with a flower bouquet, lilac ground, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Gilt-rimmed glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, large narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions. Blued steel ovoid hands. M. 52 mm., mirror-polished steel, Chinese caliber, free-standing barrel, Jacot duplex escapement, three-arm balance with fancy pierced edge set with red glass cabochons, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 62 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-67 |
Good |
Movement: 3-7* |
Good Oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Recorded as being active around 1835 in the rue Croix d'Or 27, they exported small watches in gilt brass, or gold and enamel, cases, often with a pearl-set floral decor. They are further recorded at Quai des Bergues, 31 in 1857 and Quai des Etuves, 31, in 1860.
See: "Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.