Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Aug 25, 2012
LOT 153
MORICAND & DEGRANGE JUMP HOUR Moricand & Degrange, Geneva, No. 59631. Made circa 1830. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and enamel dress watch with jump hours and regulator minutes dial.
HKD 45,000 - 65,000
USD 6,000 - 8,000 / EUR 5,000 - 7,000
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", the front cover divided into 42 lobes, each decorated with a fl oral motif in white enamel on a black ground, a white enamel rosette in the center, the back cover with gold foliage pattern on a black enamel ground with cartouches of white enamel fl owers and fl ower vases, the matching pendant and bow. D. Silver, eccentric polished chapter ring for the minutes with baton divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals subsidiary seconds, aperture above for the hours with Arabic numerals. Blued steel seconds hand. M. 17 3/4''', gilt, bar caliber, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, fl at blued steel balance spring. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 46 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-25 |
Good Chipped |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |