Important watches, wristwatches & clocks

New York, Dec 07, 1988

LOT 177

Paul Bu(h)re, No. 4155, Swiss, circa 1896. Good 18-carat gold and enamel hunting cased minute repeating watch.

Four body, "demi-bassine et filet" engine turned case, the cover with a champlevé enamelled, two headed crowned eagle and engraved inside with a dedication dated 1896. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, concentric Arabic minute ring and subsidiary seconds. "Pear" gold hands. Fine nickel 19movement, "fausses-cotes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line equilibrated lever escapement, cut bimetaIIic balance, Breguet balance-spring. Striking on gongs by mean of a slide on the band. In very good condition. Diam. 58 mm. Estimate: US$ 6'000-8'000