103,500 HKD
Not signed, Japan, circa 1815. Rare and fine, silver, hour striking coach watch with matching silver chain. Double body bassine, fully pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage. Revolving dial with sliding silver plates for the unequal Japanese hours, the half hours made of Shakudo, inner Arabic mean time ring. Blued steel fixed pointer. GiIt brass dial plate engraved with flowers and foliage. Hinged double train, gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, the back plate engraved with flowers and foliage, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring and pierced and engraved gilt brass cock with blued steel end-piece. The striking train with going barrel and locking plate. Striking on a bell (restored). In good condition. Diam. 80 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-06-17
