Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005
LOT 127
?Vermicelli? Lépine, Horloger du Roy, a Paris. Made circa 1780. Fine, 18K gold and enamel pendant watch.
CHF 1,800 - 2,200
EUR 1,200 - 1,400 / USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 1,955
C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, hinged and sprung bezel set with half-pearls, the back cover overlaid with wine-colored guilloché enamel decorated with vermiculae, half-pearl border. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 26 mm., frosted gilt full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved continental type balance cock, silvered regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-24-05 |
Good Slightly chipped HANDS Luminous material reapplied |