Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 51

VACHERON CHOSSAT ? FINE ENAMEL QUARTER REPEATING WATCH WITH ORIGINAL BOX Vacheron Chossat & Cie. à Genève, No. 6498. Made 1816-1819. Very fine and rare, 18K. gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set, quarter repeating watch. Accompanied by the original gold-tooled red morocco fitted box.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

HKD 66,000 - 100,000 / USD 8,500 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 33,750

C. Four body, Empire, the back cover with a finely painted on enamel scene of boys fishing from boats on an alpine lake, pearl-set border, the band decorated with blue red and black champleve enamel in a repeated pattern, pearl-set bezel. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. Engine-turned and engraved gold, Arabic numerals on circular white enamel reserves, outer white enamel minute track, engine- turned center. Blued steel serpentine hands. M. 32 mm., gilt brass, skeletonized top plate, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, repeating on two square-section gongs activated by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial, cuvette and back plate. DIAM. 40 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

This very attractive watch has remained in extremely good condition and is complete with the original box. The fine gold and enamel dial and movement with quarter-repeating further enhances the beauty of this watch. It can be dated quite accurately to the years 1816-1819 because Barthélemy Vacheron only signed his watches Vacheron Chossat & Cie for this short period. The name Chossat was that of Vacheron?s wife Cathérine whom he had married in 1810, from this date he called himself Vacheron-Chossat. In 1819, Jaques Barthélemy Vacheron and François Constantin formed a new firm ? Vacheron & Constantin.