Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 03, 2021
LOT 4
André Brunet
Slim pocket watch, visible balance, unusual calibre; 18K yellow gold
HKD 9,400 - 18,800
CHF 1,100 - 2,200 / EUR 1,000 - 2,000 / USD 1,250 - 2,500
Sold: HKD 22,500
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, slim pocket watch, with visible balance.
Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with vermicelli motif and flowers.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, duplex escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 * |
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Dial: 3-70-01-04 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original HANDS Later |
Brand André Brunet, Geneva
Year circa 1840
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 1 658 (by “P R”, Geneva)
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 45 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, duplex escapement
Signature cuvette (dome)
Notes
Brunet, André
Watchmaker active in Geneva in the years 1830-1850. He specialised in the production of flat and extra-flat watches (~ 1.5 mm thick), with special bridge calibres or inverted calibres, known as “Bagnolet”; some with a visible balance. His watches are often decorated with enamel or intaglio engraving, reflecting the production of the time.
An Alexandre Brunet, a watchmaker, is mentioned in Geneva in 1844; perhaps his son.
Museums
· Geneva, Musée de l’horlogerie et de l’émaillerie (watch with secret window).
· La Chaux-de-Fonds, Musée international d’horlogerie (watch with an inverted calibre, known as “Bagnolet”).