Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 390
UNSIGNED "DIRECTOIRE" DECORATIVE WATCH WITH TWO HOROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS, 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 32,000 - 48,000
CHF 4,000 - 6,000 / USD 4,150 - 6,200
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch with two horological complications: Quarter-repeater à toc (activated by depressing the pendant), Date of the month (exterior graduation with central hand) The scene painting on enamel on gold on the cover shows a young man declaiming a Love poem, to the sound of a sweet melody played by a beautiful young woman with the mandolin
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1790
Movement No. 857
Case No. 5319 (illegible master mark)
Caliber 18'' gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring
Dimensions Ø 52 mm.