Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Geneva, Oct 15, 1989
LOT 380
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1790. Very fine 18-carat gold and enamel pearl set quarter repeating watch with calendar.
CHF 10,000 - 14,000
Double body case with a chased band and a split pearl set bezel, a very fine enamelled portrait of Orphée and Euridice, painted on the back, over a dark blue background. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and inner calendar indication. Gold pierced hands. Gilt brass full plate repeating movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with a plain brass three armed balance, a continental cock and a polished steel endpiece, repeating on a bell. In good condition. Diam.: 49 mm.
