The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 186

Louÿs Prevost, Geneva, case by L. Arpin fecit, circa 1710.Very fine and rare, silver, pair-cased, astronomical, single-hand watch with manual perpetual calendar and moon phases.

C. Outer: 'bassine', back engraved with a town scene, surrounded by a strap with foliage and fleur-de-lis pattern. Inner: 'bassine', polished. D. Matted gilt brass plate, entirely chased, the three applied silver subsidiary dial rings showing the date, the hours with Roman chapters and the age of the moon. A circular aperture within the last indicates the phases of the moon. A sector below the pendant shows the day and its astrological sign, and at four o'clock the month and the corresponding zoiac sign, at eight o'clock the four periods of the day. Blued-steel hands. M. 39.4mm o, gilt brass full plate, tulip pillars, five-wheel train, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, blued-steel balance spring, large English type cock pierced and engraved with a fruit vase in the centre surrounded by symmetrical foliage, large foot decorated with matching foliage, worm-wheel set-up, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate.Signed Louÿs Preuost on the movement, outer case signed 'L.ARPIN.FECIT', inner case stamped inside 'IC' under a coronet.Diam. 51 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 126-127.