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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000
LOT 344
Charman London, No. 9066, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1820.Fine large 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set watch.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
USD 14,000 - 17,000
C. Three-body, Empire with fixed cuvette, engine-turned band, split-pearl set bezels pendant and bow, the back enamel panel painted with a fine composition of summer flowers on a red flinqué ground over ray-pattern engine-turning, the border decorated in champlevé enamel. Spring-loaded back (with two springs) opened by a pushpiece in the pendant. D. Off-white enamel with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold 'pear' hands.M. 23???, full-plate, fire-gilded, cylindrical pillars, ruby cylinder escapement (the insert actually is of sapphire) driven by a going barrel in a hinged, brass four-arm balance, the balance and the steel escape wheel jeweled, both with ruby endstones, flat balance spring with regulator, gilded cock pierced and engraved with scrolled foliage. Gilded dust-cap, finely engraved with scrolled foliage.Signed on the back plate and numbered on the dial.Diam. 62 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |