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Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 134

?Lake Geneva? Sirven a Geneve, No. 1585. Made circa 1840. 18K gold and enamel lady?s pendant watch with matching gold cased key.

CHF 1,000 - 1,500

EUR 600 - 1,000 / USD 800 - 1,200

Sold: CHF 1,035

C. Four-body, chased and engraved, shaped bezel, cast pendant and bow, the back cover decorated with a lakeside view, enamelled scroll and flower border, shaped edge. D. Silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute indexes, floral engraved centre. Blued steel pierced hands. M. 28 mm.(12 1/2???), frosted gilt, bar caliber, cylinder escapement, gilt brass, flat-rim three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 38 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-11-50

Good

Slightly worn

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-5-01

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

Sirven is recorded in the rue de Coutance 80 during the first half of the 19th century. ?Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.