237,250 CHF
“The Hunt” Watch with 13 Complications Gideon & Co. , Locle, Swiss, No. 86825, the movement attributable to Henry Grandjean & Cie., (Le Locle). Made for the Indian market, circa 1900, sold to the Sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan (reigned 1869 –1911). Very fine, important and rare, astronomic, grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeating, heavy 18K yellow gold, painted on enamel and rose-cut diamond-set eight day going twotrain keyless clockwatch with triple date, chronograph, central progressive minute recording hand, moon phases and lunar calendar. Five-body, “bassine et filets”, the band, bow, and borders chased and engraved with stylized leaves and geometric patterns, hinged and sprung front cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel scene of a lady and gentleman on horseback jumping a rose diamond-set fence on a frosted gold ground, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel trophy composed of a pair of crossed riding crops, bridle, stirrups and a jockey’s cap amongst oak leaves on a frosted gold ground. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and concentric fifths of a second track, Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary dials for seconds, date, days of the week and months, moon phase aperture with lunar age sector. Blued steel “spade” hands. 45 mm., 20’’’, frosted gilt, 39 jewels, two trains with tandem winding, visible chronograph mechanism activated by a button
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-11-13
