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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005
LOT 168
Attributable to Lépine, No. 20844, circa 1830. Fine and rare18K gold and enamel pocket watch with jump hours.
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 3,000 - 4,000 / USD 4,000 - 5,000
C. Four-body, hinged bezel decorated with stylised gold foliage and black champleve enamel, black champleveenameled band and stem, hinged back decorated with gold foliage and black champleve enamel. Hinged goldcuvette. D. Silver, engine turned, eccentric minute chapter ring with dot and Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds,aperture for the Arabic jump hour numerals. Blued steel hand. M. 33 mm., frosted gilt, Lépine caliber, cylinderescapement, three-arm flat-rim brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring.Numbered on the cuvette.Diam. 39 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 4 - 01 |