13,800 HKD
Meuron & Comp. , Geneva, circa 1820.Fine 18K gold quarter repeating watch with early lever escapement. Three-body, Empire with reeded band and engine-turned back. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. White enamel with Breguet numerals. Breguet hands. Gilt brass, bar calibre with free standing barrel, early lateral lever escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, Breguet pare-chute suspension and compensation curb, flat balance spring. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Signed on the dial and cuvette.Diam. 56 mm. Notes Very few watches with lever escapement were produced towards the end of the 18th century by Josiah Emery after Mudge and also by a few other English makers. In France, Robert Robin made some lever watches in the late 18th century, followed by a few other makers such as De Belle and Louis Berthoud. However, such watches were fitted with lever escapements without draw and therefore the escapement could be disturbed by the wearer’s movements. Subsequently the lever escapement was not used any morentil the draw was invented by Breguet circa 1812. This watch is one of the very first produced in Switzerland after the introduction of the draw.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
