183 - FABRIQUES BADOLLET, Geneva, and PERFECTION W&D. Two pocket watches with lion’s-head chains.

FABRIQUES BADOLLET, Geneva, and PERFECTION W&D. Two pocket watches with lion’s-head chains. Gold-plated pocket watches with hand-wound mechanical movements and white dials featuring Arabic numerals. The Fabriques Bardollet, Geneva, watch features a circular case with a smooth bezel and a signed white dial, stylized Arabic numerals, bluish hands, and a small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock. The case back is smooth and dark in color. Loose Plexiglas crystal. Roskopf-type movement. Comes with a chain featuring elongated openwork links and a ring clasp. The Perfection W&D watch features a circular case profusely ornamented with engraved motifs on the bezel and sides. The case back is decorated with an elegant radial pattern and features a central window. The white, signed dial features Arabic numerals, a minute track of gold dots, and ornamental-style hands. It comes with a leontine chain featuring links decorated with plant motifs, a ring clasp, and an engraved hexagonal pendant. Hand-wound mechanical movements. They work but require servicing. Measurements: 50 and 55 mm (case diameters, excluding the crown). Provenance: Family bequest of Ramon Martí Alsina and Ricard Martí Aguiló. An art and heritage collection whose origins lie in the legacy of the Catalan painters Ramon Martí Alsina (1826–1894), a key figure in 19th-century Catalan realism, and his son Ricard Martí Aguiló (1857–1935). Passed down and enriched over successive generations, the collection brings together works from the original estates of both artists, along with new acquisitions made by their descendants. They maintained a special dedication to the preservation and restoration of the family legacy, acquiring works by the painters themselves as they came onto the market and progressively expanding the collection with paintings, sculptures, archaeological pieces, and other objects of artistic and historical interest. In the descriptions of the watches, the phrase “it works” means that the watch is functioning. Since collector’s watches typically have delicate and complex mechanisms, the buyer is responsible for any general servicing, inspection, battery replacement, adjustment, or repair that may be necessary. We do not guarantee the perfect functioning of any watch. All photographs of our watches are original and were taken by our photographers; in other words, we do not use stock photography, which is why the photographs are considered part of the catalog entry.