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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 58

?Diamond Bouquet? J.L. Liodet, Place de l?Ecu de Geneve, Geneve. Made circa 1840. Very fine diamond set 18K gold and enamel fob watch. Accompanied by a short chain and ratchet key.

HKD 6,000 - 8,000

USD 800 - 1,000 / EUR 600 - 800

Sold: HKD 7,080

C. Three-body, the back with translucent white enamel over a guilloché ground centered with a diamond set floral spray, outer gold scroll decoration, coin-edge band. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 13???, gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-56

Good

Movement: 3-11*

Good

Slightly worn

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

J. Louis Liodet was a watchmaker and merchant who is recorded at Rue du Rhône 64 in 1857. Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.