80,500 HKD
E. Gübelin, Luzerne, No. 58180, circa 1940. Very fine 18K gold keyless astronomical perpetual calendar dress watch with phases of the moon. Four-body, “bassine”, polished, gold hinged cuvette. Matte gilt, champlevé Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four year leap cycle and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture. Blued steel “Breguet” hands. 42 mm (19’’’), rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, moustache lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, “swan-neck” micrometric regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
