Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 119
?Palemon and Lavinia? Swiss, No. 34533, enamel attributable to P.-A. Champod, Swiss, circa 1896. Very fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl and diamond-set, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating lady's pendant watch, made for the Chinese market.
HKD 80,000 - 95,000
EUR 8,000 - 9,500 / USD 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: HKD 97,750
C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', the front cover painted with Palemon andLavinia in a woodland landscape, surrounded by an engravedgold foliate frame with diamond-set flowers, the back cover painted with twosheep in a woodland clearing by a river surrounded by agold foliate frame, the bezels set with half pearls on a dark blue enamelground, the engraved band with repeated pattern, gold hingedcuvette inscribed Medaille d'or Genève, 1896, gold glazed bezel. D. Opalineenamel, Arabic numeras, outer minute gold paillon divisionswith five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Gilt Louis XVIhands. M. 14''', nickel, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 26jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance,blued-steel Breguet balance spring, striking on gongs by aslide on the band. Diam. 43 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 - 5 |
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Movement: 3 - 4 - 5* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |