Only Online Auction

Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022

LOT 218

Schwob Frères – JWC
Pocket watch; 18K pink gold

HKD 8,500 - 17,000

EUR 1,000 - 1,950 / CHF 1,000 - 2,000 / USD 1,100 - 2,200

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 11,000

18K pink gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Cover and case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, on the cover, an escutcheon; gold cuvette (dome).

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

Movement 18’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-11-17

Good

Slightly worn

Slightly spotted
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Schwob Freres & Co, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Model under the trademark “JWC”

Year circa 1895-1900

Movement No. 116 480

Case No. 136 855

Material 18K pink gold

Diameter 50.7 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 105.5 gr. (approx.)

Signature case 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.