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Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022

LOT 217

Schwob Frères & Co. – Trusty
Pocket watch, minute-repeater, chronograph; 14K yellow gold

HKD 17,000 - 34,000

EUR 1,950 - 3,900 / CHF 2,000 - 4,000 / USD 2,200 - 4,400

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 25,000

14K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and two horological complications:
· Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock)

Cover and case-back guilloché (engine-turned); glazed cuvette (dome).

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.

Movement 17’’’, gilded brass, 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; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism; chronograph work on the top plate.


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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: 3-70-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline

HANDS Original

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

Model under the trademark “Trusty” (probably made by Charles Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle)

Year circa 1900

Case No. 39 279

Material 14K yellow gold

Diameter 48.7 mm.

Caliber 17’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 72 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial and 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.