The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 214

Jacob Molly, Geneva, circa 1650.Extremely fine and rare, 22 ct. gold, enamel and amethyst-colour faceted glass, single-hand, lady's pendant watch with concealed dial.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, hinged, mounted in gold and painted on 'ronde bosse' enamel frames, with floral designs. D. Enamel on gold, radial Roman chapters on white enamel ring with half-hour divisions, the centrewith flowers and foliage painted on champlevé translucent and opaque enamel. Blued-steel 'serpent' hand.M. 26 mm o, gilt brass full plate, turned baluster pillars, short four-wheel train with five-leaf pinions, fusee and gut-line, verge escapement, steel two-arm circular foliot, elongated gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with floral decoration secured by a screw, worm and wheel mainspring setting.Signed on the movement.Diam. 34 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 62-63.