6,875 HKD
JUVET SHANGHAI SILVER Léo Juvet, Shanghai, No. 106494. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1865. Fine, silver pocket watch with center seconds. To be sold without reserve Two-body, Consular, polished, spring-loaded back. Hinged and sprung glazed cuvette. White enamel, narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-second numerals. Blued steel ovoid hands. 47 mm (21’’), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, Chinese calibre, 10 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed Juvet in Chinese characters. Diam. 55 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-01-26
