Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006
LOT 140
?Musical Watch Key? Swiss, Geneva. Made circa 1820. Very fine and extremely rare, gold and painted on enamel keyless musical watch key.
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
EUR 7,500 - 9,000 / USD 10,000 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 49,560
C. Two-body, rectangular with canted corners, wirework terminals, the suspension loop acts as the winding crown, decorated on one side with a painted on enamel view of an alpine lakeshore with a boat and within a flower border, on the other, a similar view. M. 27 x 19 mm., brass with pinned cylinder, eight blued steel tuned teeth in a vertical stack, start/stop lever in the side of the case. Dim. 30 x 40 mm. In good condition.
