Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996
Jean Rousseau, Geneva, circa 1650. Fine early silver hour striking clockwatch.
C. Double body, bassine the split-bezel engraved with sun-flowers the back pierced and engraved with a very fine composition of Summer flowers on a hatch ground, loose-ring pendant. D. Silver Roman chapter ring, the centre engraved with a river-side landscape, a tower on the left, a castle on the back. Fine elaborated gilt brass single hand. M. Hinged gilt brass, full plate with gilt brass urn pillars, fusee with gut-line, verge escapement, plain steel two-arm balance without spring, irregular oval foliage pierced and engraved cock secured by a screw, click and ratchet wheel set-up. Striking train with gilt brass fixed barrel pierced and engraved with foliage, striking on a bell, the silver count-wheel on the back plate. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 48 mm.
