Hong Kong, May 29, 2022
LOT 412
Unsigned, attributable to Henry Capt or Piguet & Capt
Ring-watch with visible balance, virgule escapement; 18K yellow gold, enamel, pearls and diamonds
HKD 59,000 - 118,000
EUR 7,000 - 14,000 / CHF 7,400 - 14,700 / USD 7,400 - 14,800
18K yellow gold, enamel and pearl-set, open-face, key-winding, “navette”-shaped , ring-watch, with visible diamond-set balance (at 6 o’clock) and subsidiary dial for the time (at 12 o’clock).
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
Movement, “navette”-shaped , 25.4 x 15.5 mm., full plate, gilded brass, going barrel, virgule escapement (brass wheel), monometallic balance (diamond-set) and blued steel flat hairspring.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
Movement, “navette”-shaped , 25.4 x 15.5 mm., full plate, gilded brass, going barrel, virgule escapement (brass wheel), monometallic balance (diamond-set) and blued steel flat hairspring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, Geneva
Year circa 1800-1810
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. unnumbered
Material 18K yellow gold, enamel, pearls and diamonds
Caliber “navette”-shaped, 25.4 x 15.5 mm., virgule escapement
Height 33.7 mm.
Width 22 mm.
Accessories later fitted box
Notes
Genevan pendant form-watches and ring-watches with visible balance
Genevan pendant form-watches or ring-watches with visible balance, dating from the early 19th century, are extremely rare. They can be attributed to watchmakers such as Henry-Daniel Capt (1773-1841) and Isaac-Daniel Piguet (1775-1841) – associated between 1802 and 1811 – specialised in the manufacture of this type of luxury goods, sometimes fitted with automata and / or music mechanisms, in the form of pendants or rings, regardless of their watches and their snuff-boxes.
The rare examples referenced are often enriched with half-pearls, while the model set with rose-cut diamonds which show only very rare inclusions. The Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, kept in its collections few objects of this type, including one signed by Piguet & Capt (Inv. S-99).
Genevan pendant form-watches or ring-watches with visible balance, dating from the early 19th century, are extremely rare. They can be attributed to watchmakers such as Henry-Daniel Capt (1773-1841) and Isaac-Daniel Piguet (1775-1841) – associated between 1802 and 1811 – specialised in the manufacture of this type of luxury goods, sometimes fitted with automata and / or music mechanisms, in the form of pendants or rings, regardless of their watches and their snuff-boxes.
The rare examples referenced are often enriched with half-pearls, while the model set with rose-cut diamonds which show only very rare inclusions. The Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, kept in its collections few objects of this type, including one signed by Piguet & Capt (Inv. S-99).