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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 203

?The Lovers Surprised? Ph(ilippe) Terrot & Fazy, Genève, No. 7834. Made circa 1780. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,300 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 1,888

C. Two-body, "Louis XVI", the back centered by oval painted on enamel medallion with a scene of a couple surprised amongst the grass, vari-colored gold swag border, chased floral gold bezel. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions with Arabic quarter-hour numerals, winding aperture between 3 and 4 o?clock. Gold ?Louis XVI? hands. M. 35 mm, hinged, gilt brass, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. To be sold without reserve


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-54-03

Good

Service dial

HANDS Period

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Terrot Ph. & Fazy Worked in Geneva between 1767 and 1780, known for vari-colored gold cases decorated with enamel portraits. Made watches principally for export to France and Spain. ?Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois?, Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, p. 373.