Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 215
Meyer
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater; 18K yellow gold
CHF 1,200 - 2,400
EUR 1,150 - 2,300 / USD 1,300 - 2,600 / HKD 10,200 - 20,300
Sold: CHF 1,500
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant); safety bolt locking the repeater’s functions (slide located on the case-band at 2 o’clock)
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned); guilloché (engine-turned) case-band; gilded metal cuvette (dome).
Silver guilloché (engine-turned) dial, with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
Movement 21’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Meyer, Paris
Model probably made in Geneva
Year circa 1820
Movement No. 991
Case No. 3 594 (by “JL R”, probably Geneva)
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 54.8 mm.
Caliber 21’’’, cylinder escapement
Weight 93 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.