Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 180
Wise, London, circa 1700. Very fine tortoiseshell-covered gilt-metal watch.
HKD 80,000 - 95,000
EUR 8,000 - 10,000 / USD 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: HKD 57,500
C. Two-body, back and bezel covered with tortoiseshell and decoratedwith studs, brass shutter for the winding aperture.D. Gold, champlev? radial Roman numerals, outer minute ringwith five-minute Arabic markers on polished oval cartouches,center chased with a shield and an angel?s head. Blued steel?beetle and poker? hands. M. 42 mm, gilt full-plate withEgyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steelbalance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock withsmall streamers, pierced and engraved with symmetricalstylized foliage, mask in the neck, rack and pinion regulator withsilver plate.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 56 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 - 15 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |