Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 585

LONGINES YELLOW GOLD DIAMOND & ENAMEL PENDANT WATCH Longines, case No. 844893. Made circa 1900. Very fine, yellow gold, rose-cut diamond and enamel huntingcased, keyless lady?s pendant watch with translucent red enamel decoration. Accompanied by the original Longines fitted box. To be sold without reserve

CHF 2,000 - 4,000

USD 2,200 - 4,300 / EUR 1,700 - 3,300

Sold: CHF 1,500

C. Four-body, demi-bassine, the front decorated with translucent red guilloche enamel over sunray engineturning, engraved stiff-leaf border, centered with a rose-cut diamond rosette, the back decorated to match with an engraved gold central rosette. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the prize medals. D. White enamel with black radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions and red fi ve-minute numerals. Gold spade hands. M. Cal. 11???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, Diam. 33 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-24

Good

Slightly chipped

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original