The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 435
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1780.
HKD 20,000 - 30,000
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
Three coloured 18-carat gold diamond set watch. Double body case with rose diamond set bezel, fine three coloured gold, rose diamond set, allegorical scene, chiselled on the back, over amati background. Later white enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Later blued steel Breguet hand. Gilt brass full plate movement with conical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three armed balance, continental cock and polished steel end piece. In good condition. Diam. 49 mm.
Notes
Similar watch is illustrated in E. Jaquet A. Chapuis: '
La Montre Suisse', pl. 78.