27,600 CHF
Louis Audemars, Brassus, No. 11114, made for the W. Bröcking company, Hamburg circa 1870, sold by Bröcking on May 16, 1872 for 3000 DM. Very fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless astronomical minute-repeating watch with perpetual calendar, moon calendar and phases of the moon in original mahogany fitted Bröcking box. Five-body, "bassine et filets", polished with monogrammed front, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman 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. Gold "spade" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14