Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 17, 2013
LOT 49
AN ALPINE LAKE swiss, retailed by a. soualle, paris, no. 549. Made circa 1860. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel lady?s pendant watch.
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
USD 2,700 - 3,800 / EUR 2,000 - 3,000
C. Four-body, scallop-edged, the bezel decorated with royal blue enamel and flowers within an engraved gold border, the back similarly decorated and with a central alpine lake view surrounded by flowers and trees. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 12???, matte gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm, flat-rim balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed by the retailer. DiaM. 35 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-75 |
Good Slightly scratched ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |