25,000 CHF
LONGINES - IMPRESSIVE PINK GOLD & ENAMEL WATCH FOR THE GERMAN IMPERIAL FAMILY HOHENZOLLERN Longines, No. 693503. Sold to Longines' Berlin agent Döbel on April 11th, 1896. Extremely fine and rare, large and impressive, 18K pink gold and painted on enamel, hunting cased keyless lever Chronometer pocket watch for the German Imperial family. Accompanied by a letter from Longines confirming the technical and sale details from the archives. Four-body, bassine, the band and borders deeply chased with flowers and foliage, the front cover decorated with a very finely painted on enamel grisaille figure of a female warrior representing the House of Hohenzollern, gold paillon highlights, translucent royal blue enamel background over sunray engine-turning, polished back. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the Longines prize medals and engraved 'Grand Prix Paris 1889', glazed gold-rimmed cover over the movement. White enamel with large Arabic numerals with gold stars between, outer gold dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XVI hands. Cal. L21 SN `Chronomètre`, matte gilt, half-plate, 20 jewels, the upper jewels in screwed gold chatons, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, upper pivot of the lever with gold jewel cap, cut adjusted bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, cam micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered and with Swiss and German gold marks. Notes DIAM. 56 mm. This very fine watch in e
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-11-10
