38,295 HKD
Not signed, Swiss, made for the Chinese market, circa 1850. Fine and unusual, 18 ct. gold, two time zone, dead centre seconds watch with special escapement. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes" with reeded band, the engine-turned back centred with a blank escutcheon. Hinged gold cuvette engine-turned on the border. White enamel with centre seconds, subsidiary seconds and small Roman and Arabic chapters for the two time zones. Gold "spade" hands with blued steel tips.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-06-17