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Geneva, Oct 08, 2024

LOT 157

GLASSHUTTE UHREN-FABRIK UNION, GERMANY, REF. 585, 14K PINK GOLD

CHF 1,150 - 2,100

HKD 10,400 - 19,100 / USD 1,350 - 2,500 / EUR 1,200 - 2,200

Sold: CHF 2,016

A very fine and rare, 14kt pink gold, manual wind pocket watch with chain


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 2- 7-8-17-18

Very good

Slightly scratched

Slightly spotted

Spotted

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Glashütte Uhren-Fabrik Union, germany

Reference 585

Year circa 1900

Movement No. 55809

Case No. 55809

Diameter 55

Weight 121

Signature case, dial and movement

Accessories gold chain

Provenance

property of a German gentleman

Biography

An a very fine, large and heavy, 14k pink gold, manual wind hunting case pocket lever chronometer with Lange Guillaume balance. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Gold Louis XV hands.


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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.