Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 180

Unsigned
Large pocket watch made for the Chinese market; silver

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,600 - 17,100

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 475

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch with centre-seconds, made for the Chinese market.

Polished silver case with inside an incomprehensible inscription that can be translated as “Yigu”, “Yeegu” or “Yegu”.

White enamel dial, with radial Roman numerals; later blued steel skeleton hands.

Movement 24’’’, gilded brass, engraved Chinese-style, going barrel, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) with blued-steel wings balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-71-04

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Later

Brand Unsigned, Fleurier (Val-de-Travers)

Year circa 1880

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 4 656

Material silver

Diameter 63.4 mm.

Caliber 24’’’, engraved Chinese-style, lateral lever escapement

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.

Important notice – Special conditions 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. 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.