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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004
LOT 93
Bouquet of Flowers Bovet, Fleurier, made for the Chinese market circa 1850. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set center-seconds watch with special movement and duplex escapement.
HKD 80,000 - 100,000
EUR 8,500 - 11,000 / USD 10,000 - 13,000
C. three-body, ?Empire?, back finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, champlevé enamel band, pendant and bow, gold, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring, pearl-set bezels, bow and pendant.D. white enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel ?spoon? hands. M. 38 mm (17???), polished steel, "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, 6 jewels, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, plain three-arm steel balance, blued steel balance-spring. Signed on the movement.Diam. 47 mm.
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 - 5 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |