Sold for:
17,250 CHF
17,250 CHF
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1865. Important 18 ct. gold and enamel huntingcased keyless commemorative watch with special escapement, portraits of Napoléon III, Eugénie Montijo and Napoléon 1. hite enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Fancy blued-steel hands. Notes The escapement is based on the design introduced by Louis Berthoud in 1785. The detent is pivoted but instead of using a spiral spring to provide the tension, it is maintained by a straight spring screwed to the plate. The counterpoisec. tail banks against an adjustable gold pin.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-10-20
