Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 142

Perret Gentil
Large pocket watch, quarter-repeater; silver

CHF 800 - 1,600

EUR 750 - 1,500 / USD 900 - 1,800 / HKD 6,900 - 13,700

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 812

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, large “Empire” pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant)

Movement 22’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.


LOADING IMAGES
Click to full view Click to full view
Image Image
Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-6-8-11

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Slightly worn
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-14-71-73-77-01

Good

Damaged

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel

HANDS Original

Brand Perret, Vesel

Model made in the Neuchâtel mountains

Year circa 1800-1810

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. No. 17 585 (by “H R T”, Neuchâtel mountains)

Material silver

Diameter 61.7 mm.

Caliber 22’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Weight 167.4 gr. (approx.)

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.