Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 120

Louis Audemars
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater; 18K yellow gold

CHF 600 - 1,200

EUR 600 - 1,150 / USD 700 - 1,350 / HKD 5,200 - 10,300

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 1,500

18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater on two steel gongs by two hammers (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 2 o’clock)

Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, an escutcheon.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.

Movement 17’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-7-9-12-14

Good

Oxidized

Scratched

Worn

Damaged
Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-19-71-73-01

Good

Dent(s)

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed

HANDS Original

Brand Louis Audemars, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)

Model “Examined by E. J. Dent, 61, Strand, London”

Year circa 1860

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 561

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 45.8 mm.

Caliber 17’’’, cylinder escapement

Weight 61 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial and movement (by the maker), cuvette (dome) (by the retailer)

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.