5,750 CHF
Lepaute et Fils à Paris, Horlogers du Roi, No. 3433 + 36, circa 1830.Very fine and rare 18K gold watch with stop feature. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine turned back cover, band and bezels, gilt brass hinged cuvette, round pendant, round and tapered bow. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes For a biography of Lepaute, see lot No.8 in Antiquorum's catalogue "A Tribute to Precision and Complicated Timepieces", November 11, 2001.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-11