Hong Kong, Nov 25, 2022
LOT 89
UNSIGNED
POCKET WATCH, EARLY MINUTE-REPEATER; 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 39,700 - 80,000
EUR 5,100 - 10,200 / CHF 5,000 - 10,000 / USD 5,100 - 10,200
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Empire” pocket watch, with one horological complication:
· Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant); safety bolt locking the repeater’s functions (slide located on the case-band at 11 o’clock)
Case-back polished; fluted case-band; silvered metal cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) “Carton / Pharmacien / à Brunehamel”.
White enamel dial with suspended Breguet numerals; blued steel and gold skeleton hands.
Movement 22’’’, full plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (probably gold) and blued steel flat hairspring, silver regulator disc; minute-repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
| 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, probably Geneva
Year circa 1810
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. unnumbered
Material 18K yellow gold
Caliber 22’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement
Diameter 56.6 mm.
Weight 142.3 gr. (approx.)
Notes
This is an extremely rare and attractive pocket watch features a minute-repeater, which, due to its highly complex design, is very unusual to appear in a watch dating from the early 19th century.
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“Carton / Pharmacien / à Brunehamel”
Mr. Carton was a Pharmacist in Brunehamel. Brunehamel is a French commune located in the Aisne department, now in the Hauts-de-France region.