Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 320
LUCIEN DUBOIS DEAD INDEPENDENT SECONDS, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 6,000 - 12,000
CHF 700 - 1,500 / USD 750 - 1,550TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 16,250
Cuvette engraved with the name of "Prosper Baudouin" 18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with guilloché engine-turned back and one horological complication: Dead independent seconds (activated by a bolt at 6 o'clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Lucien Dubois
Year circa 1850
Movement No. 9290 / 5660
Case No. 32796 / 5660
Caliber 18'' gilt brass with cylinder escapement
Dimensions Ø 45 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Notes
Dubois, Lucien He is likely to be part of the Du Bois & Fils dynasty who specialised in watches with unusual devices and technical curiosities (compass). The company was established by Philippe Du Bois (or Dubois; 1738-1808) and became one of the most eminent in the Neuchâtel area for over two centuries. For a watch integrated a compass signed by Lucien Dubois, see: Antiquorum, Geneva, March 11, 2012, lot 290, for the amount of CHF 5 000. To be sold without reserve