43,700 HKD
Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Geneve, No. 15325, case No. 16589, circa 1912. Very fine 18K white gold Belle Epoque, opalescent, painted on enamel, diamond and opal-set lady's keyless pendant watch. Four-body, circular, opalescent guilloché enamel bezel with whiteenamel line border, decorated band mounted with diamond-set ribbonand flowers, pendant drop opal below, back cover overlaid with opales-centenamel on an engine turned ground and painted with rose flowerand leaf swags, rose cut diamond-set border and applied latticeframework set with an oval opal, the winding crown set with a cabochonsapphire, 18K white gold necklace chain. Hinged gold cuvette. Frosted gilt, black painted Arabic numerals and outer minute track.Blackened steel spade hands. 20 mm., rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic com-pensationbalance, blued steel Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial and cuvette.Diam 24 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-02-20