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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002
LOT 394
The LyreUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810.Very fine 18K silver and enamel, pearl-set concealed dial form watch designed as a lyre with visible balance.
HKD 47,000 - 62,000
EUR 6,600 - 9,000 / USD 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: HKD 52,900
C. Two-body, front with hinged spring-loaded lid to reveal the dial decorated with black champlevé enamel with geometrical and leaf apttern, top with small pearl-set rosette centered with a diamond on yellow ground, borders with black champlevé enamel with gold scrolling set with graduated pearls, yellow champlevé enamel with green and gold flower stem at the bottom, graduated half-pearl set borders, aperture for the cock and balance encircled with split pearls, ogival agate base, gold pendant.. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisionswith fifteen-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture between 1 and 2 o'clock. Gold "arrow" hands.M. 20 mm., hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, continental cock.Dim. Height 63 mm, width 29 mm.
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 - 6 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2 - 01 |