Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 96

Longines Flower Bouquet Numa Watch (Longines), Swiss, Ref. 9047. Made in the antique Chinese market style in the 1970s. Very fine, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by Longines box

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 3,000 - 5,000 / EUR 2,200 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 4,500

c. Three-body, Empire-style, bezel set with split-pearls, reeded band, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel bouquet of flowers including peonies, roses and poppies, translucent royal blue enamel ground over engineturning, split-pearl-set border. d. White lacquer with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, gilt decoration. Gold Louis XVI hands. m. Cal. 6497, 16???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial and case signed Numa. Diam. 43 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is an homage to the watches made in Switzerland for export to China in the first half of the 19th century.