10,925 CHF
Attributed to Bautte & Moynier, Genève, circa 1825. Very fine 18K rose gold watch entirely set with graduated pearls with a gold chain, a matching key and a heart charm. Matte gold, engine-turned, Roman numerals set with half-pearls, minute ring with half-pearls, aperture for winding, gold hands. 14’’’ fire-gilded Lepine caliber with standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gold balance, blued-steel flat balance spring, jeweled escapement.Diam. 42 mm. Notes A very similar watch is illustrated in 'The Sandberg Watch Collection', text by Terence Camerer Cuss, layout & design by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998, p. 205.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-10-15