Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 12, 2013
LOT 344
ENAMEL FLOWERS Breguet à Paris (Swiss), case No. 4349. Made circa 1840. Fine and rare, 18K gold and enamel hunting cased pocket watch.
CHF 2,500 - 4,500
HKD 21,000 - 3,700 / USD 2,600 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 2,750
C. Four-body, reeded band, chased borders, pendant and bow, the covers decorated with chased gold and multicolored enamel flowers on a black ground. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver, radial engine-turned with radial champlevé Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 35 mm., matte gilt, Lepine caliber, jeweled cylinder escapement, three-arm flat-rim balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. DIAM. 43 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-24 |
Good Slightly chipped |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |