Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 204
Louis Duchêne & Fils
Small pocket watch, quarter-repeater; 18K pink and yellow gold
HKD 8,400 - 16,800
CHF 1,000 - 2,000 / EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200
18K pink and yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, small pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant)
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a large chiselled medallion with floral motif and chiselled bezels decorated en suite; fluted case-band.
Gold guilloché (engine-turned) dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals inside white enamel cartouches; blued steel “Serpentine” hands.
Movement, 17’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XVI” cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a large chiselled medallion with floral motif and chiselled bezels decorated en suite; fluted case-band.
Gold guilloché (engine-turned) dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals inside white enamel cartouches; blued steel “Serpentine” hands.
Movement, 17’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XVI” cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-14-01 |
Good Damaged HANDS Original |
Brand Louis Duchene & Fils, Geneva
Year circa 1800-1810
Movement No. 14 906
Case No. 14 906
Material 18K pink and yellow gold
Diameter 45 mm.
Caliber 17’’’, cylinder escapement
Weight 66.8 gr. (approx.)
Signature cuvette (dome)
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.