Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022
LOT 263
Unsigned
Pocket watch, chronograph, minute counter; gilded-plated metal
HKD 2,600 - 5,100
EUR 300 - 600 / CHF 300 - 600 / USD 350 - 700TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 525
Gilded-plated metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with two horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single round-shaped push-piece located on the winding-crown) with tachometer scale graduated in an Archimedean spiral for 300 kilometres per hour
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
Case-back polished.
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, 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; chronograph work on the top plate.
Case-back polished.
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, 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; chronograph work on the top plate.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-37 |
Good Slightly scratched Re-gilt |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, Switzerland
Year circa 1920
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 62 881
Material gilded-plated metal
Diameter 50.9 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 91 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.