L\'ART DE L\'HORLOGERIE EN FRANCE DE ...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1993
LOT 131
Le Roy, Horloger de S.A.I. et R. Madame à Paris No. 3191, circa 1810. Extremely fine, historical 18 ct. gold and enamel diamond set "médaillon à tact" with matching clip. With a presentation dedication Signed " Emile".
CHF 180,000 - 220,000
Sold: CHF 182,250
C. Double body with touch pieces in form of large old cut diamonds linked by a wire with half hour pierced seed pearl markers, cover and back of grey translucent enamel over engine-turning and diamond-set "à tact" arrow. Gold cuvette with a dedication "Donné par Emile" on an applied gold ribbon with gold inscription over a dark blue champleve enamel ground. D. Small eccentric Roman chapter engraved on the cuvette with engine-turned centre. Single blued steel arrow hand. M. Gilt brass, Lepine calibre with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the back, beneath the enamel and on the barrel. In very good condition, in a later fitted box, specially made by Tiffany Young & Ellis, New York. Diam. 51 nui. This watch and the matching clip are set with 17 carats of old cut diamonds.
