Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2025
LOT 169
BAILLON À PARIS, FRANCE, THE HARVEST SURPRISE, BACK COVER DECORATED WITH A FINELY PAINTED ON ENAMEL SCENE, 18K YELLOW GOLD
CHF 3,000 - 6,000
HKD 29,200 - 59,000 / USD 3,800 - 7,500 / EUR 3,300 - 6,500 / JPY 570,000 - 1,140,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A very fine, rare and amusing, 18k gold, manual wind Louis XV, gold and painted on enamel pocket watch. The bezel chased with a repeated bead and reel pattern, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel scene of a monk arriving at the monastery with a large sheaf of wheat on his back, he is greeted by two brothers at the door, concealed within the wheatsheaf is a young lady, her face and blue shoes peeping out.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-71-01 |
Very good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Baillon à Paris, France
Model THE HARVEST SURPRISE
Year Circa 1760
Movement No. 8689
Diameter 44 mm.
Caliber 36 mm, gilt brass full plate, hexagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, finely pierced and chased foliate continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, large silvered regulation dial.
Signature Movement