Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1992
LOT 450
Vaucher, Fleurier, Swiss, made for the Chinese market, circa 1840. Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel center seconds watch.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
C. Double body, the fixed bezel, pendant and bow, with champleve enamelled decoration, the back with champleve enamelled painted flowers on a black ground, simulating a cloisonne enamel work. GiIt brass glazed cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel spatula hands. M. 20?, polished steel, Chinese caliber with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain five armed polished steel balance, flat balance spring and ruby end-stone. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.
