$4,484
Swiss, No. 76961. Made circa 1820. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold, doubletrain independent dead center-seconds pocket watch with 12-hour and minute register. To be sold without reserve Four-body, ”Directoire”, solid, entirely engine-turned, case back with monogram, gold hinged cuvette with winding apertures and inscribed with movement details, “bombé“ crystal. Guilloché silver, at 3 Arabic chapter ring for the regular hours and minutes, at 9 Roman chapter ring for the hour and minute register, outer seconds divisions, at 6 subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel “fuchsia” hands. 23’’’, frosted gilt, bridge caliber, 4 jewels, double barrel with Maltese stopwork, ruby cylinder escapement, gilt 3-arm balance, flat balance spring, “Parachute” shock-absorber on the top balance pivot, slide button at 6 to activate/deactivate the independent dead center-seconds mechanism controlled by a flirt. Case stamped with Neuchâtel hallmark and French import marks, dial numbered, movement stamped under the dial. Diam. 57 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
