25,300 CHF
Henry Capt, Genève, No. 30562, circa 1870. Very fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless astronomical minute-repeating pocket watch with phases of the moon and perpetual calendar. Five-body, “bassine et filets”, polished, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute red Arabic markers, three subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four year leap cycle concentric with subsidiary seconds, aperture with phases and age of the moon.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14