Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 316
Revel
Decorative pocket watch; yellow gold, enamel, rhinestones and pearls
CHF 1,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,450 - 2,900 / USD 1,650 - 3,300 / HKD 12,700 - 25,300
Sold: CHF 2,000
Yellow gold, enamel and pearl-set, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Directoire” pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on one bell
Case-back with Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning), with, in the centre, an applied motif set with rhinestones, and, on the border, a garland of gold paillons; bezels set with a row of half-pearls.
White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.
14’’’, full plate, gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock with polished steel end-piece, silver regulator disc; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-74 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored hard enamel |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-04 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Later |
Brand Revel, Paris
Year circa 1780-1790
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. unnumbered
Material yellow gold, enamel, rhinestones and pearls
Diameter 44.9 mm.
Caliber 14’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement
Weight 70.1 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial and movement
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.