27,500 HKD
Swiss – Independent Dead-Seco nds Swiss, "Seconde Independante", No. 739294. Made circa 1875. Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold, keyless pocket watch with two-train independent dead-seconds. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, the back with engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost Arabic five-minuet numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands, steel seconds hand. 19’’’, rhodium plated, two-train with tandem winding, 29 jewels, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, independent seconds chronograph with button in the crown for stop/start. Diam. 53 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-06-25