Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 277
Meridian Watch Co., Swiss, 15796, case No. 19054. Made for the Indian market, circa 1890. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K gold, enamel and diamond, two train, Grande et Petite Sonnerie clockwatch with trip minute-repeat.
HKD 200,000 - 280,000
EUR 20,000 - 28,000 / USD 26,000 - 36,000
Sold: HKD 184,000
C. Four-body, solid, front cover with diamond set bow and swag decorationon a translucent royal blue guilloché enamel ground withina white enamel border, translucent royal blue guilloché enamel caseback with foliate and white enamel border, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minutetrack, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 19.5''', bridge calibre, nickel-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration,30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongsvia trip on the band, silent strike lever at 12.Dial signed, movement numbered under the dial.Diam. 54 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 - 50 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |