The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 361

Titus and BereniceLeo and Edouard Juvet, Fleurier, circa 1860.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel pair of similar watches asymmetrically paintd on enamel with centre seconds and special escapement, made for the Chinese market.

C. Two-body, the backs very finely painted on enamel, showing a young couple in neo-classical dress, pendants and bows engraved and enamelled, the bezels decorated in red, white and blue champlevé enamel in a repeated floral pattern, spring-loaded, hinged and engraved gold cuvette mounted on the movement ring. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions and 15-minute markers. Gold 'spoon' hands.M. 48 mm o, gilt brass fully engraved 'Chinese' calibre, 9 jewels, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement (on one watch), plain five-arm balance, flat balance spring, diamond endstone.Signed on the movements: Leo Juvet on one; Edouard Juvet on the other.Diam. 55 and 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 334-335.