Sold for:
10,350 CHF
10,350 CHF
Swiss, made for Henry Lewis & Co. 172 New Bond Street, London, circa 1890.Fine 18K gold, moon phase astronomical keyless double face world time watch with triple calendar. Three piece, massive, "bassine", polished with glazed back. White enamel on the front made for Greenwich Time with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the dates and the months with inner subsidiary seconds, moon phase aperture, the age on the border. White enamel on the reverse with seven small subsidiary dials giving the time for New York, London, St. Petersburg, Calcutta, Melbourne, Vienna and Berlin. Blued-steel "spade" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-10-23
