Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009
LOT 375
Hoop-La Chevalier et Compe., (Geneva et Paris), No. 2601. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1790. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.
HKD 40,000 - 54,000
USD 5,700 - 7,800 / EUR 4,000 - 5,400
Sold: HKD 54,000
C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, the back painted with a scene of children playing a game of hoop-la in a landscape, Imperial translucent blue enamel background over sunray engine-turning, gold paillon border, bezel decorated with white enamel dots on an Imperial blue ground. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic fifteen-minute numerals, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. Gold beetle and poker hands. M. 43 mm., frosted gilt, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-31 |
Good Transformations |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |