Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Milan, Palazzo Dei Giureconsulti, Mar 29, 1993
Secundo Fernandez y Cia. Importadores, Buenos Aires, No. 44815, Swiss, made for the South American market, circa 1896. Very fine 18 ct. pink gold hunting cased, minute repeating keyless watch.
C. Four body, "bassine", engine-turned, the cover with a black champleve enamelled monogram: "J.M.G." Gold cuvette with a dedication dated April 6, 1898. D. Grey enamel with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and scrolled foliage decoration. Blued steel "Louis XVI" hands. M.19"', Nickel plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the edge of the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 53 mm.