Only Online Auction

Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022

LOT 260

Unsigned
Pocket watch, minute-repeater; 14K pink gold

HKD 12,800 - 25,500

EUR 1,450 - 2,900 / CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / USD 1,650 - 3,300

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 23,750

14K pink gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
· Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 8:30)

Case-back polished; gold cuvette (dome).

White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; pink gold “Spade” hands.

Movement 18’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, 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.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-17

Good

Slightly spotted

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-24-71-01

Good

Slightly chipped

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Switzerland

Year circa 1900-1910

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 5 142

Material 14K pink gold

Diameter 49.2 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 73.6 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.