Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 159
ST-MARTHA QUARTER-REPEAT WITH CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND YELLOW GOLD Anonymous, Swiss, No. 6323. Made circa 1910. Very fine, quarter-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless pocket watch.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000 / USD 10,500 - 16,000
Four-body, bassine, solid, polished, reeded borders, caseback with painted on enamel representing Saint Martha with a dragon at her feet on a guilloche sunburst enamel background, outer rim with floral pattern inlaid with black enamel. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details, glazed aperture for the movement. White enamel with roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dial for the seconds. Blued steel hands. Rhodium plated, 30 jewels, wolf`s tooth winding, 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. Cuvette signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |