Important Watches and Wristwatches
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 28, 1989
LOT 65
Gudin à Paris, circa 1760. Ch'ien Lung.
HKD 80,000 - 90,000
CHF 16,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 92,000
Rare and very fine 20-carat gold and lapis lazuli watch. Gold and lapis lazuli inlaid double body case with thre coloured gold chiselled floral decoration on the edge and on the bezel. The irregular shaped sections of polished lapis are inset within a gold frame work. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring (slightly restored). Gold Louis XV hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, with plain steel three armed balance, continental cock and ruby endstone. In very good condition. Diam. 52 mm.
