6,900 CHF
Dimier, Genève, No. 886, circa 1840.Very fine, gilt metal and enamel, pearl-set watch with polished steel movement and special escapement, made for the Chinese market. Two-body, back with finely painted flowers over a white background, the bezels, bow and pendant set with half pearls, reeded band, glazed spring-loaded cuvette mounted on the movement ring. Notes Dimier Lot Ciemerchants who exported to China, they were recorded around 1835 in the rue Croix-d'Or 27, in 1857 Quai des Bergues, and in 1860 Quai des Etuves. They specialised in small watches with fusee and cock bearing cases of gilt metal or gold, painted on enamel, and with pearl-set floral decoration.'Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois', by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
