Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 245

Retouret ? Enamel Flowers Retouret, Genève, No. 1874. Made circa 1890. Fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, half hunting cased, lady?s pendant watch.

HKD 22,000 - 28,000

USD 2,800 - 3,700 / EUR 2,200 - 2,800

Sold: HKD 31,250

C. Four-body, "bassine", entirely foliate engraved, back painted on enamel with a rose spray on a pink opalescent guilloche ground, blue enamel leaf border, the front with radial blue Roman numerals on an opalescent pink guilloche ground, outer blue enamel leaf and flower border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Black steel spade hands. M. 13???, matte gilt, bar caliber, 15 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-70-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline

HANDS Original