{"product_id":"antike-colondre-schnee-geneve-18k-gold-tu-mit-emaile-lupenmalerei-diamant-verm-unikat","title":"Antique Colondre \u0026 Schnee Geneve 18K Gold Pocket Watch with Enamel Miniature Painting, Diamond-Set. Presumably Unique.","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique, museum-quality artifact of Genevan watchmaking art in 18K 750 gold, set with diamonds and featuring elaborate enamel miniature painting, crafted over weeks of handwork. It is presumably a unique piece, custom-made with this specific motif:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColondre \u0026amp; Schnee Geneve Men's Pocket Watch 18K 750 Gold with Jeweler's Certificate and Full Overhaul in 2023; there is no better condition for a luxury watch of this age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePocket watch with enamel picture and 4 diamonds, 750 GG, approx. 1840, marked Colondre \u0026amp; Schnee Geneve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolid 18K gold case with an antiquarian portrait of a lady, possibly the Greek goddess Helena, crafted over weeks by hand in miniature enamel painting, often with brushes featuring only a single hair, of truly highest, almost unique quality, detail, and finesse of representation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelena's helmet is set with four high-quality diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase diameter: 35 mm, cylinder escapement, case and crown stamped K18, key wind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite, unrestored enamel dial with hardly visible hairline cracks, which is completely normal for its age, Roman numerals, Breguet hands, case number: 12751, total weight: 31.6 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnamel picture with minor, also barely visible hairline cracks or scratches. For the era, a high-quality gilded Swiss Ebauche movement with early fine regulation, immaculately clean after a full overhaul approximately 2 years ago\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe luxury watch manufacturer Colondre \u0026amp; Schnee in the watchmaking mecca of Geneva seems to have existed for only a few years; we could not research any information on this small manufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Geneva during this era, there was a multitude of smaller, highly specialized watch manufacturers that focused on refining, improving, and finishing — in the most exquisite way, here with diamonds and enamel miniature painting — purchased gold cases and ebauche movements, usually on customer order, as is evident in the museum-quality artifact of this offering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost of these custom-made pieces are unique and were built only once according to customer specifications. Such high-quality artifacts, each requiring several weeks to produce, were too elaborate and too expensive to be manufactured \"in stock\" in the hope that a buyer would like the chosen, mostly historical, miniature painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe museum-quality artifact starts and runs (accuracy not tested) and comes with a certificate from Jeweler Hüther Saarbrücken from November 2023, as well as proof of complete overhaul and cleaning of the watch at the same time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe overhaul alone of such a rare piece and museum-quality artifact costs at least €750 from a master watchmaker; the 18K scrap gold value is - as of end of March 2026 - approx. €500 plus the value of the 4 diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe unique, museum-quality artifact starts and runs (accuracy not tested)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Rating: 1-2 due to age, excellently preserved, best technical condition after a complete overhaul only 2 years ago, only minimal, barely visible traces on the dial and miniature painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sammler-Uhren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51595618615592,"sku":null,"price":2995.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/7628\/3176\/files\/antike-colondre-schnee-geneve-18k-gold-tu-mit-emaile-lupenmalerei-diamant-verm-unikat-6260003.jpg?v=1775708233","url":"https:\/\/sammler-uhren.com\/en\/products\/antike-colondre-schnee-geneve-18k-gold-tu-mit-emaile-lupenmalerei-diamant-verm-unikat","provider":"Sammler-Uhren","version":"1.0","type":"link"}