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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001
LOT 600
Ls M. (Louis Moricand), Geneva, circa 1810.Very fine and rare 18K gold watch with skeletonized movement, designed as an urn.
CHF 18,000 - 22,000
USD 11,000 - 13,300
C. Three-body, "Empire", with glazed back and reeded band. D. Small, white enamel, with Breguet numerals. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Urn-shaped, the plates overlaid with gilt engine-turned plaques engraved with floral decoration, the back plate decorated en suite. Cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, polished steel cock with polished steel end-piece.Signed Ls M. on the dial, case stamped with French 18K guarantee stamp.Diam. 47 mm.
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 - 6 |
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Movement: 3* - 5 - 6 |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
Skeleton watches with enameled movements shaped like an urn are among the most attractive of the period and are much sought-after by collectors.From 1801 to 1814, Geneva was a French territory, and was therefore subject to the French requirements of guarantee marking.This watch is published in the Ruscitti book, as no. 46.Louis Moricandwas a watchmaker recorded in Geneva at the end of the eighteenth century. He signed and dated a skeleton watch with visible balance in 1795.Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998