Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 472
UNSIGNED POCKET WATCH WITH DEAD-BEAT CENTRE-SECONDS MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; SILVER AND ENAMEL
HKD 71,000 - 95,000
CHF 8,950 - 11,950 / USD 9,000 - 12,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 50,000
Silver and enamel, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with dead-beat centre-seconds, made for the Chinese market. Case-back and bezel engraved and light blue and polychrome enamelled in champlevé with decoration of friezes and foliages, with, in the centre, a red flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) scene showing the portrait of a lady in Renaissance-style dress.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-77 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, probably Fleurier (Val-de-Travers)
Year Circa 1860-1880
Calibre 22’’’, duplex-Jacot escapement
Case No. 2 908
Diameter 60.5 mm.