Sold for:
60,950 CHF
60,950 CHF
Paul Buhre, Horloger de la Marine Impériale, Petersburg, circa 1910. Fine and amusing, massive, 18K rose gold hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating watch with chronograph and concealed erotic automaton. Five-body, covers with circular groove pattern, polished band, gold hinged cuvette with concealed enamel erotic scene depicting two sailors enjoying local hospitality, a ship in the background, winding crown set with a stone. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold “Louis XV” hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14
