Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 364
Unsigned
Pocket watch; silver niello (so-called Tula enamel) and pink gold
CHF 200 - 400
EUR 250 - 450 / USD 250 - 450 / HKD 1,700 - 3,400TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Silver niello (so-called Tula enamel), hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Cover and case-back show two scenes of hunting at court; a hunter on foot with soon horn and his three dogs; on the cover the pattern is enhanced with pink gold.
White enamel dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, Switzerland
Year circa 1900-1910
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. unnumbered
Material silver niello (so-called Tula enamel) and pink gold
Diameter 49.9 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 80.6 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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.
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