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Geneva, Jan 03, 2022

LOT 385

Unsigned, attributable to Rossi
8-day going patented pocket watch, date, day; silver

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 1,000 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,500

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 362

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, 8 day going patented pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, with two horological complications:
· Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 2 o’clock)
· Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 10 o’clock; indications given in French)

Case-back engraved and guilloché (engine-turned) with flowers garland, with, in the centre, an escutcheon; silver cuvette (dome).

White enamel dial with eccentric dial for the time (at 6 o’clock), with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.

19’’’, gilded brass, large going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-11

Good

Slightly worn
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Besancon (France)

Model “Breveté S.G.D.G.”

Year circa 1860-1870

Movement No. 108

Case No. 108

Material silver

Diameter 49.7 mm.

Caliber 19’’’, cylinder escapement

Weight 98.1 gr. (approx.)

Notes

“Breveté S.G.D.G.”

The inscriptions “Breveté S.G.D.G.” (Patented S.G.D.G.) means patented without guarantee of the government; either an invention or a design filed by an individual or a company with the national patent office, thus registered by the French state but without any guarantee being given by it.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

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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.