Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 401
UNSIGNED WATCH WITH WANDERING AUTOMATA, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 80,000 - 96,000
CHF 10,000 - 12,000 / USD 10,300 - 12,300
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with wandering automata (aperture at 12 o'clock) On the dial, the scene painted on enamel on copper shows, on the right, a dromedary sitting.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1800
Case No. 1 317
Caliber Stamped "L V", 22'' gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring
Dimensions Ø 57 mm.
Notes
Prestige hallmarks British hallmarks were sometimes faked or imitated, especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries when English watchmaking enjoyed a reputation as the finest there was. Marks looking like British hallmarks were out into watchcases to lead people to think that a watch was of English make. Sometimes pseudo ''hallmarks'', marks that were meant to look somewhat like hallmarks without trying to be out-and-out fake hallmarks, were stamped in order to make a case look more impressive.