Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006
LOT 11
?Romantic Lady? Swiss, ?Chronophone?, No. 16881. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1910. Fine, quarter-repeating, silver-gilt, painted on enamel and pearl-set hunting cased keyless pocket watch.
HKD 27,000 - 43,000
USD 3,500 - 5,500 / EUR 2,800 - 4,500
Sold: HKD 64,900
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, both covers decorated with translucent Imperial blue enamel over engine-turning, the front painted with a portrait of a lady with flowers in her hair, the back with a young couple on a grassy bank, pearl-set bezels. Hinged silver-gilt cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 44 mm., 19.5???, frosted gilt, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self?compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by a pusher in the band. Dial signed Chronophone. Diam. 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 4* |
Fair Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |