Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009
LOT 345
Quarter-Repeating Ulysse Nardin, Locle, No. 4624. Made for the Hispanic market, circa 1870. Fine, heavy, quarter-repeating, 18K yellow gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket watch. To be sold without reserve
HKD 20,000 - 27,000
USD 3,000 - 3,700 / EUR 2,000 - 2,700
C. Five-body, massive, "bassine et filets" with reeded band, cover and back fully engraved with floral and foliate decoration. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border, engraved with technical details, further hinged gold-rimmed glazed cover. D. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, centre and border with cast gold floral decoration. Blued steel spade hands. M. 19"', rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-24 |
Good Slightly chipped |
Movement: 3-17** |
Good Slightly spotted Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-01 |
Good Oxidized HANDS Original |