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Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022

LOT 326

Unsigned
8-day going miniature carriage-clock, quarter-repeater; silver and enamel

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 11,500

Silver and enamel, 8-day going, key-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, miniature carriage-clock (so-called “mignonette”), with one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the push-piece on the top)

Silver cabinet with Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) and white enamel décor.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.

Movement, rectangular, gilded-brass, with going barrel, platform with straight-line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Switzerland

Model probably made by E. Mathey-Tissot & Co., Les Ponts-de-Martel

Year circa 1880-1900

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 4 772 (by “G B”)

Caliber platform with straight-line lever escapement

Dimensions 61.5 x 43.2 x 31.4 mm. (without the handle)

Weight 205.6 gr. (approx.)

Accessories original fitted box

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.