Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 20, 1991
LOT 361
Edouard Burchard, Swiss, circa 1900. Fine 18 ct. gold hunting-cased, minuterepeating, moon-phase astronomical keyless watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph.
CHF 23,000 - 28,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
C. Four body, massive, "pomme et gouge", polished. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph rings, subsidiary dials for days of the week, months with leap-year cycle, date and seconds with inner moon-phase and age aperture. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. Glazed, 19"', nickeled, 32 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Bre guet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph with visible work, push-piece in the band. Signed on the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 58 mm.
