Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 332
UNSIGNED "CHINESE" WATCH, GILDED SILVER
HKD 56,000 - 72,000
CHF 7,000 - 9,000 / USD 7,200 - 9,250
Sold: HKD 68,750
Gilded silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch with centre-seconds, made for the Chinese market. The scene painting on enamel on silver showing a lakeside landscape inspired by the Geneva lake with the Chillon castle (medieval fortress near Montreux) and, on the background, the Dents du Midi (a multi-summited mountain situated in the Chablais Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-7 |
Good Oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year circa 1860-1880
Case No. 4 459 / 4 578
Caliber 21''' gilded brass, engraved Chinese-style, with going barrel, lateral equilibrated lever escapement and blued-steel wings balance
Dimensions Ø 56 mm.