Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 54

Guinand à Paris. Made circa 1800. Very fine and rare, 18K gold pocket watch with calendar and visible central verge escapement.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000 / USD 8,000 - 12,000

C. Double-body, Directoire, polished, the back centred with a glazed aperture revealing the balance wheel and escapement. D. White enamel, eccentric with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and small subsidiary dial for the date on each side of the central escapement observation aperture. Gold Breguet hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement fitted to the centre and visible through the dial and back plate, plain gold three-arm balance, small balance bridge with polished steel end-piece. Dial and movement signed, case stamped with Neuchâtel hallmark. Diam. 56 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-12-24-03

Good

Worn

Slightly chipped

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Notes

Another watch with centrally placed verge escapement was sold by Antiquorum, Hong Kong, February 20, 2005, Lot 20. The escapement of this watch was not visible when the case was closed. The present watch takes the idea further to allow the escapement to be seen from both sides, creating a very beautiful and mesmerizing effect. The present lot was previously sold by Antiquorum Hong Kong, on June 6, 2000, lot 297.