Important Watches, Pocket Watches and...

Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

LOT 139

?Spring Bouquet? Julius Assmann, Dresden, No. 4005. Made the for South American market, circa 1880. Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, half hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, chased shell and flower band and borders, the back cover chased and engraved with leaves, flowers and geometric patterns, similarly decorated hinged and sprung front cover with Royal blue guilloché enamel chapter ring with white radial Roman numerals. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver, radial gothic Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, center and outermost border decorated with applied gold floral motifs. M. 18''', maillechort, threequarter plate, 20 jewels in gold chatons, straight line Glashütte type lever escapement with gold pallet fork and escape wheel, cut Glashütte bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance-spring, diamond endstone, index regulator. Cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.