Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016
LOT 117
JOHN FAVER GOLD AGATE AND DIAMOND John Faver, London, No. 1601. Made circa 1790. Very fine and rare, gold, agate and rose-cut diamond-set key-wound pocket watch.
HKD 16,000 - 32,000
USD 2,060 - 4,120 / CHF 2,025 - 4,070
Two-body, Louis XVI, decorated and pierced bezel set with agate, button at 3 set with a rose-cut diamond in silver, the back with striped agate set within a gold rim decorated with flowers and scrolls. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer scrolled minute track with 5-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 4. Pierced blued steel hands. 24 mm., matte gilt, pentagonal baluster pillars, fuse and chain, verge escapement with micrometric adjustment, three arm balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved continental-type cock, silvered regulation dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-72-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture HANDS Original |