5,520 CHF
(L. & E. Fallet Fils, Saint-Imier), "Tourbillon Mobilis" Swiss Patent No. 34394, registered in 1905. Fine silvered metal keyless watch with patented one minute tourbillon regulator. Three body "demi-bassine", fully decorated with foliage, the back with a forest. Silvered metal cuvette. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minutes ring and red chapters for hours from 13 to 24, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gilt-brass "Louis XV" hands. Nickel plated, decorated in various patterns, the straight line lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance and Breguet balance spring is set on a one minute revolving carriage. Diam. 55 mm. Notes Built on the same patent, this watch is a variant in perfect condition of the Tourbillon Eureur, described and illustrated in R. Mcis : Das Tourbillon, p. 313.

Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-04-18