Important Watches and Wristwatches
St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990
LOT 87
Hi. Grandjean & Cie, Locle, No. 20950, made for the Spanish or the South American market, circa 1890.
CHF 60,000 - 80,000
Sold: CHF 91,500
Extremely fine 18k gold hunting cased "grande and petite sonnerie" keyless minute repeating clock-watch. Four body massive "bassine et filets" case engraved over-all in a floral pattern. Gold cuvette engine turned on the edge with further floral decoration. Silver dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, engraved with flowers and with further cast gold floral decoration. a bird at the centre. Blued steel "fleur de lys" hands. Very fine gilt brass 18' double train movement with differential winding. 40 jewels. equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, striking on gongs with an independent train released for the minute repeating by a slide on the band. Signed on the dial. the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.
