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Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021

LOT 287

Pavel Buhre (Paul Buhré)
Imperial presentation pocket watch made for the Russian market; 14K pink gold and enamel

HKD 16,800 - 33,600

CHF 2,000 - 4,000 / EUR 1,850 - 3,700 / USD 2,200 - 4,400

Sold: HKD 23,750

14K pink gold and enamel, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, imperial presentation pocket watch, made for the Russian market, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Cover and case-back guilloché (engine-turned); the cover engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) and black champlevé enamelled with the coat-of-arms of the Russian Empire.

White enamel dial, with radial Roman numerals; pink gold “Pear” hands.

Movement 19’’’, nickel-plated, going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.


Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Paul Buhre, St. Petersburg and Le Locle

Model “Supplier to Her Majesty’s Court”

Year circa 1890-1900

Movement No. 2 026

Case No. 2 026

Material 14K pink gold and enamel

Diameter 53.4 mm.

Caliber 19’’’, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement

Weight 122.5 gr. (approx.)

Signature case and movement

Notes

Presentation Watch

A presentation watch is a watch offered by, or on its behalf, by a ruler / leader (Emperor, King, President, Prime Minister, Company Director, etc.) as an acknowledgment or thanks to a third person.

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.