Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022
LOT 182
Omega
Pocket watch, calibre 39.1 L.T1; 18K yellow gold
HKD 5,100 - 10,200
EUR 600 - 1,200 / CHF 600 - 1,200 / USD 700 - 1,350TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 4,500
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back polished and, upper right, engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher “J B”; gilded metal cuvette (dome) engraved “Dem Geschäftsführer / in Dankbarer / Erinnerung / die Genossenschafter / 1936” (To the Managing Director / in Grateful / Remembrance / the Cooperative Members, 1936).
Gilded metal dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Trifle” hands.
Movement 16’’’, calibre 39.1 L.T1, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with micrometric screw.
Case-back polished and, upper right, engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher “J B”; gilded metal cuvette (dome) engraved “Dem Geschäftsführer / in Dankbarer / Erinnerung / die Genossenschafter / 1936” (To the Managing Director / in Grateful / Remembrance / the Cooperative Members, 1936).
Gilded metal dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Trifle” hands.
Movement 16’’’, calibre 39.1 L.T1, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Omega, Bienne / Biel
Model retailed by E. Blum, Zofingen
Year circa 1930
Movement No. 7 587 423
Case No. 7 602 801
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 46.8 mm.
Caliber 39.1 L.T1, 16’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 59.7 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 79 203, delivered on July 3, 1918, to Fabrique de boîtes ,,La Centrale’’, Bienne / Biel, for a “Boîte de montre” (Watch-case).
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.