$4,720
“Répétition à Quarts et Automate” A. Lugrin, Swiss, “Répétition à Quarts et Automate”, No. 178801. Made for the Russian market circa 1890. Fine and unusual, hunting-cased, keyless, quarter-repeating, 14K yellow gold pocket watch with automaton. Five-body, “bassine”, solid, engine-turned covers, front with black cartouche, hinged gold cuvette with inscription. Frosted gilt with multicolored painted-on enamel scene depicting a couple striking a bell at the top, in center, black-enameled subsidiary dials for the hours, minutes and seconds with gold paillon Arabic numerals. Gilt “feuille” hands. Cal. 20’’’, maillechort, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Diam. 56 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-06-14
