9,775 CHF
Czapek & Cie à Genève et 23 Place Vendôme, Paris, No. 10542, circa 1875. Fine and rare 18K rose gold, keyless minute repeating watch. Four-body, “bassine et filets”, polished with applied gold initials on the back, gold, hinged cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer red Arabic minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold “spade” hands. 42 mm. (19’’’), gilt brass, 25 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 51 mm. Notes This is one of only two minute-repeating watches made by Czapek, known today.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-04-12
