Geneva, Nov 08, 2025
LOT 204
VERGER FRERES, FRANCE, ''CHINESE BRAS EN L'AIR BUDDHA'', RETAILED BY E. GÜBELIN, 18K YELLOW GOLD AND WHITE GOLD
CHF 10,000 - 20,000
HKD 98,000 - 196,000 / USD 12,500 - 25,000 / EUR 10,800 - 21,500 / JPY 1,900,000 - 3,800,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 30,000
A very fine and rare, 18k yellow and white gold, manual wind Art-Deco keyless " bras-en-l'air" dress / pocket watch. Silvered matte dial, two arched sectors calibrated for the retrograde hours and minutes, applied gilt and black seated Buddha raising his arms for time indication activated when button in the band is depressed, circular white gold case, yellow gold rim to bezel and rim of snap on case back, yellow gold bow signed by the retailer E. GÜBELIN.
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Grade: |
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Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Verger Freres, France
Model ''Chinese bras en l'air Buddha''
Year Circa 1930
Movement No. 11256
Case No. 10149
Diameter 44 mm.
Caliber rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, eight adjustments, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring.
Weight 60 gr.
Signature case signed Verger Freres, dial and bow signed by retailer
Notes
Official suppliers to the biggest brands: Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chaumet, Mauboussin, Lacloche Frères, etc.
Two generations of designers and casemakers The firm was founded by Ferdinand Verger in 1872, Place des Victoires à Paris. Verger had two sons, Georges and Henri. In 1896 the trade mark ''F.V.'' was registered. Ferdinand Verger bought the firm of Lépine, Place des Victoires in 1901, and in 1914 he sold the remaining stock to Louis Leroy but kept the trademark, which he registered again in 1917. Successors of their father in 1911, Georges and Henri settled at 51 rue Sainte Anne under the name of Verger Frères.