Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1993
LOT 271
Bovet, Fleurier, No. 672, Swiss, made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, centre seconds watch with special escapement.
CHF 20,000 - 25,000
C. Two body, bezels with red and blue champleve enamelled decoration inlaid with split-pearls, the pendant and bow with matching decoration, the back with multicoloured painted summer flowers against a light blue ground. Gold engraved and engine-turned cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel " spade" hands with gilt tips. M. GiIt brass, Chinese calibre drawn from that of Lepine, fully engraved with free standing barrel, steel single wheel duplex escapement, plain five-arm steel balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Signed on the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.
