Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...
Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990
LOT 182
Ju. Le Roy a Paris, (Swiss), circa 1750 Fine 20K gold and enamel watch.
CHF 12,000 - 15,000
Double body Louis XV case, decorated overall with champleve enamel painted flowers on an engine-turned ground (slightly restored). White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with a plain steel three armed balance, continental Louis XV cock and polished steel endpiece. Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 47 mm.
Notes
Good example of a watch made in Switzerland in the style
and bearing the name of the most famous French maker
of that time.