DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Verger Freres, France, Bras en l'air (arms in the air) dress watch with a seated Buddha or Mandarin figure who raises his arms to display the time when a button on the upper left of the case band is pushed, 44mm, two-tone 18K yellow and white gold OF original case with VF trademark stamp and French eagle's head touchmark, coin edge band, silvered dial with applied gold figure adorned with black enamel and engraving detail, crescent chapter sectors for hours and minutes, SW-SS, lever escapement with capped escape wheel, 18J, twin Geneva seals, fausses-côtes pattern nickel damascene, s#140170. Gross weight of assembled watch 35.7 dwt (55.5 g). An excellent example of this rare and appealing watch. CONDITION: Mvt: GRO...
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, some typical mild micro-fine scratches and mild bits of smudge to plate surfaces; excellent silvered dial with small surface spot near right edge and few minuscule additional spots elsewhere, slight fine scratch within hour sector between 4 and 6; excellent gold figure with some mild fine and micro-fine scratches; case shows hardly any wear, some fine scratches and profuse micro-fine scratches to rear, no dents or dings, inner rear with two patches of scratching; tight gold bow, crown shows hardly any wear; glass crystal with a minuscule edge flake at lower left.
ESTIMATE:
$8000
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$16000
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