Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 16, 2014
LOT 270
CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON & QUARTER REPEATING WATCH Berthoud à Paris, Swiss. circa 1800. Fine and rare, 18K gold quarter-repeating pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton.
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
HKD 41,000 - 58,000 / USD 5,400 - 7,500
Four-body, engine-turned back, reeded bezel and band, bolt at 11 to lock the repeating. Hinged gilt cuvette with spring-loaded small central cover revealing a couple on a couch, animated by the repeating mechanism. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. 45 mm.(20'''), frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 4-12 |
Fair Worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |