Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 27, 2011
LOT 292
French ? Jeweled Rosette French, case No. 10600. Made circa 1780. Fine, 18K gold, enamel and gem-set pocket watch with calendar. To be sold without reserve
CHF 800 - 1,200
USD 800 - 1,200 / EUR 600 - 900
Sold: CHF 3,500
C. Two-body, Louis XV, rope-twist bezels, the back enamelled in imitation of jasper overlaid with a silver rosette set with irregular-cut diamonds and a large gem in the center. D. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, inner calendar ring. Gold beetle hands (minute hand missing). M. 31 mm., matte gilt, full-plate, ringturned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Diam. 38 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-78 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Missing pearl(s)/stone(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-72-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture HANDS Original |