Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 23, 2012

LOT 287

ANONYMOUS SWISS PENDANT WATCH, RETAILED BY F. M. HERRON Anonymous Swiss, No. 16004. Made circa 1900. Very fine, 14K yellow gold keyless lady?s pendant watch with a detailed dragon in relief on the case back.

C. Four-body, demi-bassine, hinged bezel, back and cuvette, case back decorated with a dragon in relief.. D. White enamel with black painted fancy Arabic numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 10???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed F. M. Herron, case signed E.E.R., movement signed F. M. Herron, Indianapolis. Diam. 28 mm. Thickness 12 mm.