Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 582
UNSIGNED POCKET WATCH WITH QUARTER-REPEATER AND CONCEALED AUTOMATON EROTIC SCENE; 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 54,000 - 70,000
CHF 6,950 - 8,900 / USD 7,000 - 9,000
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with one horological complication and concealed automaton erotic scene: - Quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant) Hinged gilded cuvette with spring-loaded small central cover revealing a hussar taking in a very cavalier way a beautiful damsel with voluptuous breast and thighs, animated by the repeating mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-72-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year circa 1810-1820
Calibre 21''' gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock
Case No. 12 455 / 3 067
Material 18K yellow gold
Caliber 21''' gilded brass, with fusee and chain, vergeescapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass)and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engravedgilded continental cock
Dimensions Ø 53 mm.