| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8-9 |
Good Slightly scratched Scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Vauchez a Paris, Germany
Year Circa 1670
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 35 mm.
Caliber 13''',Hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain for the going train, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, blued-steel balance spring, continental cock pierced and engraved , rack and pinion regulator with silver plate.
Signature Movement
Notes
The Judgement of ParisJuno, Minerva and Venus were in competition for the golden apple thrown by Eris (Discord) at the wedding feast of Thetis and Peleus; the apple bore the words 'for the most beautiful'. Each of the goddesses desired that the apple be given to her. Jupiter designated Paris, son of the Trojan King of Troy, as the judge. Each of the goddesses tried to influence him by promising him a present - Minerva promised wisdom, Juno, power, and Venus, the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris gave the appleto Venus.VaucherMaster in 1767, is listed as having been active in Paris, rue St Pierre aux Boeufs between 1769 and 1790.It was a common practice in the eighteenth century to replace the movement in a particularly expensive or beautiful watch case, in order to take advantage of technological advances in horology.
Provenance
Lot 258 from '' The Sandberg Collection''
Published in the Sandberg book, pages 92-93.
Published in the Sandberg book, pages 92-93.