The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 259

Jean Bergier A Grenoble, circa 1665.Very fine and rare silver single-hand pendant watch.

C. Two-body, 'bassine' with curved-in edges, entirely fluted, with alternating polished and engraved sections with short swivel pendant, loose ring. D. Silver, champlevé radial Roman chapters with half-hour markers, the centre engraved with flowers. Blued-steel 'tulip' hand. M. 36.8 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate, turned vase pillars, fusee and gut-line for the going train, verge escapement, two-arm circular steel foliot, elongated gilded cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical scrollssecured by a screw, worm and wheel set-up.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 46 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 88-89.