Sold for:
86,000 CHF
86,000 CHF
Timekeeper with 3 ComplicationsUnsigned, Swiss, circa 1890, made for the Indian market. Very fine, important and rare 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set hunting-cased double train, eight day-going, keyless minute-repeating grande sonnerie clockwatch. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, both covers fully decorated with Indian motifs set with rose-cut diamonds on translucent scarlet enamel over elaborate flinqué, gold hinged cuvette with engraved technical details over gold bezel glazed for viewing the movement. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
