69,000 HKD
Swiss, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold, pearl-set, ring watch with visible balance. Two piece, marquise with split-pearl set bezel, a slide on the back disclosing the winding and setting holes. Eccentric white enamel with Breguet numerals, blued steel dial plate with balance aperture. Blued steel Breguet hands. Navette shaped brass inverted full plate with cylindrical pillars, the fixed barrel with revolving arbor, cylinder escapement paste-set four arm balance oscillating against a blued steed ground, flat balance spring. Dim. 33 x 19 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-06-07