Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 127
Fabrique Movado, L. A. J. Ditesheim & frère
Guirland-style pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold, platinum, enamel and diamonds
CHF 1,200 - 2,400
EUR 1,150 - 2,300 / USD 1,350 - 2,700 / HKD 10,300 - 20,500TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 1,500
18K yellow gold, platinum, enamel and diamond-set, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, Guirland-style, thin, pendant-watch.
Green flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back, with platinum and diamond-set lace-style and lateral ornaments with, in the centre, a rose-cut diamond; green flinqué enamel bezel and case-band; rose-cut diamond-set crown.
Guilloché (engine-turned) gilded and silvered metal dial with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.
Movement 10’’’ ½, thin, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), patented balance-cock, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance with gold poising screws and steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator, adjusted.
Green flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back, with platinum and diamond-set lace-style and lateral ornaments with, in the centre, a rose-cut diamond; green flinqué enamel bezel and case-band; rose-cut diamond-set crown.
Guilloché (engine-turned) gilded and silvered metal dial with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.
Movement 10’’’ ½, thin, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), patented balance-cock, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance with gold poising screws and steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator, adjusted.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-13 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly damaged |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Movado
Model “Chronomètre Sureté”
Year circa 1910
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 14 414
Material 18K yellow gold, platinum, enamel and diamonds
Diameter 27.9 mm.
Caliber 10’’’ ½, straight-line lever escapement, adjusted
Weight 21 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories platinum diamond-set brooch; copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 34 976, delivered on 1st December, 1905, to Fabrique Movado, L. A. J. Ditesheim & frère, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Coq de montre” (Watch balance-cock).
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.