Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005
LOT 94
?Dusky Beauty? W. W. Wattles, Swiss, No. 32688. Made circa 1910. Fine and amusing, 18K gold hunting-cased, keyless minuterepeating pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton.
HKD 110,000 - 130,000
EUR 11,000 - 14,000 / USD 14,000 - 17,000
Sold: HKD 172,500
C. Five-body, ?bassine?, engine turned covers with polished borders,the front cover with engraved initials within a cartouche,reeded band, gold hinged cuvette with concealed enamel eroticscene depicting two soldiers enjoying local hospitality in a drawingroom. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minutetrack, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 44 mm(20'''), frosted gilt, wolf?s tooth winding, 31 jewels, counterpoisedstraight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensationbalance with Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometerregulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band.Case stamped W. W. Wattles.Diam. 55 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4 - 15 |
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Movement: 3 - 8* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |