Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 23, 2012
LOT 68
MINATURE GEORGE V COIN WATCH Anonymous, Swiss, case no.41529, made circa 1920. Fine, small and very rare 18K yellow gold pocket watch within an English George V coin.
HKD 25,000 - 42,000
USD 3,200 - 5,500 / EUR 2,500 - 4,000
C. Four-body, solid, reeded band and bow, hinged cuvette, within a George V coin dated 1911. D. Champagne with black painted Arabic numerals. Blued steel breguet hands. M. Rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, index regulator, shock-protection. Case numbered. Diam. 19mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |
Notes
Made popular by brands such as Corum
and Piaget among others in the 1970's,
this is an early example of a coin watch
similar to some made by Cartier in the
1930's. Unusual by its small size and that
fact that it is cased in a hunter-case, a nice
addition to a coin watch collector.