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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003
LOT 153
L'Epine à Paris, circa 1785. Fine and interesting 18K gold and diamond-set double-glazed watch with visible movement.
CHF 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 1,000 - 1,300 / USD 1,200 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 1,725
C. Two-body, Louis XVI, glazed on both sides, the bezels set with diamonds, band engraved. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 24 mm., hinged, gilt, skeletonized top plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm steel balance with blued steel spring, small triangular cock, applied silver ornament pierced and engraved with foliage, surmounted by a crown and sewith rose-cut diamonds.Signed on the dial.Diam. 31 mm.
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 - 14 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-14-19-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Damaged Dent(s) HANDS Original |