Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 392
Unsigned
Pocket watch, quarter-repeater; 18K yellow gold
HKD 12,600 - 25,200
CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / EUR 1,400 - 2,800 / USD 1,650 - 3,300
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by a pull-and-twist piston in the pendant)
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a circle, and chiselled bezels; knurled case-band.
White enamel dial, with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.
Movement, 19’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, ruby-set cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a circle, and chiselled bezels; knurled case-band.
White enamel dial, with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.
Movement, 19’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, ruby-set cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
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, France
Year circa 1830
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 6 024 / 621
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 48.8 mm.
Caliber 19’’’, cylinder escapement
Weight 76 gr. (approx.)
Accessories contemporary fitted box (signed Courvoisier & Frères), additional glass, “Breguet”-type crank winding- and hand-setting gold key
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.