8,050 CHF
Stor. Micallef à Malte, circa 1790. Fine and rarel8 ct gold, self winding watch. Double body, Louis XVI, polished. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. GiIt brass sun hands. GiIt brass inverted full plate with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three armed balance set on the front plate, flat balance spring. GiIt winding weight pivoted on the edge of the back plate. Signed on the winding weight. In very good condition. Diam. 46 mm Notes Watches signed in Malta are very rare, notably so when they incorporate what was a recent invention, namely the so called perpetuelles.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1992-10-17