17,250 CHF
Map of France. Swiss, made for the French market, circa 1820. Fine 18K gold and painted on enamel quarter-repeating watch with a map of France and visible repeating works. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gilt spade hands. 49 mm., frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, repeater works set on the back plate, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Diam. 55 mm. Notes Enameled maps are rare. Breguet made a few; several others are known to have been made for the Oriental market. The making of them was a painstaking job. First an engraver had to chisel out the gold, leaving the names of towns and rivers, etc. Then the enamelist filled in the reserved space with enamels, leaving the outlines and place names in gold.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
