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Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, Jun 09, 1997
LOT 397
Juvet, Fleurier (Swiss), No. 127669, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1875. Fine silver centre second fob watch. Estimate: HK $ 2,300 - 2,700 US $ 300 - 350
HKD 2,300 - 2,700
USD 300 - 350
Sold: HKD 3,220
C. Three body, "Chinese " with fixed bezel, polished. Hinged glazed silver cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Gilt brass, Chinese calibre with free standing barrel fully engraved with scrolled foliage, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Late Juvet Chinese signature on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 34 mm.
Notes
The Chinese Juvet signature is illustrated by Alfred Chapuis in
La Montre Chinoise, page149, fig. 106.