Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010
LOT 70
Value golf party Value Suisse? "L'Heure d'Amour", Erotic Automaton Watch? Piece Unique, No. 020. Made circa 2000. Fine and unusual, 18K white gold wristwatch with concealed painted on enamel erotic automaton.
HKD 43,000 - 60,000
USD 5,500 - 7,500 / EUR 4,500 - 6,500
Sold: HKD 73,200
C. Four-body, hinged in two parts to reveal the automaton, polished, curved and stepped bezel, straight lugs, applied brushed plaque applied to the band engraved with the number, transparent back, sapphire crystals. D. Black engine-turned, applied white gold dot indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals on an engine-turned reserve, silver guilloche subsidiary seconds with blue numerals. White gold Breguet hands. The automaton depicting a pair of amorous golfers relaxing on a golf buggy, activated by depressing a button on the band. M. 10 ''', gilt, hand-engraved and part-skeletonized, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |