Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 216
Montandon Frères, Locle, No.123876. Made for the Hispanic market, circa 1880. Fine, small, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch.
HKD 30,000 - 45,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,800 / USD 4,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 42,550
C. Four-body,?bassine et filets? with floral, foliate and geometric chased decoration. Hinged gold cuvette with engineturnedborder. D. Silver and gold with painted radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, outer minute track, fully engraved andapplied with a cast gold floral decoration. Blued steel fancy pierced hands. M. 14???, nickel, "fausses côtes? decoration, 30 jewels, wolf'stooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating ongongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |