20,700 HKD
Robert Brandt & Cie, Swiss, No. 25930, circa 1840. Fine and rare, 18 ct. extremely thin, hunting cased, half skeletonized watch, with Bagnolet calibre. hree body, cover and back fully engraved with a fine scroll and flower decoration. Silver chapter ring with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes Among the thinnest movement ever made, the Bagnolet calibre was developed by Robert Brandt & Cie, in La Chaux-de-Fonds ( rom 1840. Only few watches were produced with visible wheel train, usually concealed between the dial and the single plate.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-06-03