Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 405
Unsigned
Oversize pocket watch, quarter-repeater; silver
HKD 12,600 - 25,200
CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / EUR 1,400 - 2,800 / USD 1,650 - 3,300
Sold: HKD 16,250
Silver (0.800), hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, oversize pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)
Cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with decoration of friezes and foliages; the cover with an escutcheon.
Cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) and black enamelled in champlevé with the cypher “E G” and the mention “Souvenir / 1886 1906 30 Avril” (Remembrance, April 30, 1886-1906).
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chaton (setting) on the central wheel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition mechanism.
Cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with decoration of friezes and foliages; the cover with an escutcheon.
Cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) and black enamelled in champlevé with the cypher “E G” and the mention “Souvenir / 1886 1906 30 Avril” (Remembrance, April 30, 1886-1906).
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chaton (setting) on the central wheel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, with silent centrifugal force governor to regulate the speed of the repetition 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, probably Neuchâtel mountains
Year circa 1900-1910
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 8 545
Material silver (0.800)
Diameter 60.6 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 174.8 gr. (approx.)
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.