Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 99
UNSIGNED POCKET WATCH WITH QUARTER-REPEATER AND TWO STRIKING JACKS; GILDED SILVER AND MULTICOLOURED GOLD
HKD 26,000 - 35,000
CHF 3,300 - 4,400 / USD 3,000 - 4,000
Sold: HKD 33,750
Gilded silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant) The chiselled varicoloured gold scene shows two Jacquemarts (Jacks), “Les Musicians”, striking the elapsed time (the man, on the right, strikes the hours and the second shot of the quarters while the woman, on the left, strikes the first shot of the quarters; all animated by the repeating mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1800-1810
Movement No. 751
Calibre 21’’’, verge escapement
Case No. 3 456
Diameter 56.4 mm.