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Geneva, Oct 01, 2020

LOT 197

Unsigned
Small clock, centre-seconds, day, date; brass

CHF 800 - 950

EUR 750 - 900 / USD 900 - 1,050 / HKD 6,800 - 8,200

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 362

Brass, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, watch movement fitted inside a wood box, silvered dial with subsidiary centre-seconds and two horological complication:
· Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 8 o’clock)
· Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 4 o’clock; indications given in French).


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Grading System
Case: 4

Fair
Movement: 4**

Fair

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-01

Fair

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Switzerland or France

Year late-19th century or early-20th century

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. unnumbered

Material brass

Diameter 45.6 mm.

Caliber 17’’’, ¾ plate (rough), lateral lever escapement

Accessories original fitted box (73 x 59.9 x 39.6 mm.)

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. Important notice – Special conditions

The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled