Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 466
VAUCHER LARGE POCKET WATCH WITH SPECIAL CALIBRE, SPECIAL ESCAPEMENT AND DEAD-BEAT CENTRE-SECONDS, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; GILDED METAL, ENAMEL AND PEARLS
HKD 70,000 - 100,000
CHF 8,750 - 12,500 / USD 8,950 - 12,750
Sold: HKD 143,750
Gilded metal, enamel and pearl-set, open-face, key-winding, roundshaped, large pocket watch, with dead-beat centre-seconds, made for the Chinese market. Case-back with polychrome painting on enamel, by an unidentified workshop, probably Geneva, showing a tracery of multicoloured summer flowers and leaves on a green background; fluted case-band; bezels, pendant and bow set with half-pearls.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Vaucher
Year Circa 1840-1860
Calibre 24’’’, polished steel bridges, duplex-Jacot escapement
Case No. 675
Diameter 61.9 mm
Signature Dial and Movement; Case