725,000 HKD
VOLTA A SET OF 2 MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCH MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET Volta, Swiss, case No. 26115. case No. 26116 Made circa 1900s. Fine and rare, minute-repeating, silver pocket watches with chronograph and painted enamel and pearl-set case. Accompanied by a fitted box and spare key. Six-body, the front with a painted portrait of a lady, the reverse with a painted bouquest, the bezels set with pearls, inside case with seals and Chinese dedication. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer 1/5 second divisions with Arabic 5 minutes. Blued-steel spade hands. 191/2 ''', gilt, going barrel, monometallic balance, Breguet overcoil balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs with hammers. Notes Dial and case signed. DIAM. 55 mm. THICKNESS 19mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-06-28
