Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 122

Breguet à Paris, No. 8203, Swiss, circa 1830.Fine, thin, 18K gold and enamel watch.

C. four-body, solid, the bezel with a painted floral arabesque over a black enamel ground, the back with champlevé enamel arabesque and floral decoration on a black enamel ground, the border with stylised cartouch decoration, hinged Gold cuvette, enameled bow and stem. D. matte silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track "Breguet" gold hands, sunk subsidiary seconds and "guilloche" central field. M. 17''', gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, 6 jewels, cylinder escapement, plainbrass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator.Cuvette and dial signed.Diam. 42 mm.