16,800 CHF
Nicole Nielsen Watch with 8 Complications Attributed to Nicole Nielsen, case No. 1165. The case with London hallmarks for 1886-1887. Very fine and rare, large and heavy, 18K yellow gold, minute-repeating, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with chronograph, 60-minute register, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and lunar calendar. Four-body, "bassine", massive, polished, pushbutton for the chronograph at 12. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost chronograph divisions with fifths of a second divisions and Arabic five second/minute numerals, four subsidiary dials for days of the week, date, months concentric with leap year indication and progressive 60-minute register, seconds and aperture for the phases of the moon, lunar calendar on the edge. Blued steel pear hands. Notes The 8 Complications Minute-repeating Chronograph Register Perpetual calendar Date Days of the week Months Moon phases & age
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-03-20
