Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019

LOT 472

UNSIGNED POCKET WATCH WITH DEAD-BEAT CENTRE-SECONDS MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; SILVER AND ENAMEL

HKD 71,000 - 95,000

CHF 8,950 - 11,950 / USD 9,000 - 12,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 50,000

Silver and enamel, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with dead-beat centre-seconds, made for the Chinese market. Case-back and bezel engraved and light blue and polychrome enamelled in champlevé with decoration of friezes and foliages, with, in the centre, a red flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) scene showing the portrait of a lady in Renaissance-style dress.

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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-77

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, probably Fleurier (Val-de-Travers)

Year Circa 1860-1880

Calibre  22’’’, duplex-Jacot escapement

Case No. 2 908

Diameter 60.5 mm.