Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Geneva, Apr 20, 1996
LOT 158
Viger a Paris, No. 1527, circa 1780. Very fine 18 ct. two coloured gold and enamel, dumb quarter repeating diamond-set watch with matching chatelaine.
CHF 16,000 - 18,000
C. Double body Louis XVI with rose-cut diamond set bezel, the back panel with a finely painted enamel scene of a loving couple in a landscape, the pendant set with a large emerald. Five element two coloured gold matching chatelaine decorated en suite with pastoral scenes. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Diamond-set Louis XVI hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 38 mm.
