Important Watches and Wristwatches
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 28, 1989
LOT 120
Longines, Swiss, made for Edward Prior, London, retailed by Nacib K. Djezvedjian, Constantinople, circa 1900. Kuang Hsu.
HKD 150,000 - 175,000
CHF 30,000 - 35,000
Very fine 18-carat gold and enamel hunting cased diamond set watch for the Turkish market. Massive four body 'bassine et filet' engraved case, the cover with a painted enamel view of Constantinople, Ste Sophie Mosque on the background, outer rose diamond set and 'champlevé' enamelled chased scroll decoration. Similar ornament on the back with a fine painted composition of flowers on the foreground and a mosque on the back. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Turkish numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold 'pear' hands. Gilt brass keyless half plate 18"' movement, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring with unusual micrometric index. Diam. 52 mm.
