Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 76

Orient StarConstantaras Frères, Joailler en Chef de Sa Majesté le Sultan, No. 96241, Swiss, circa 1910.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, set with diamonds and a large ruby, keyless, hunting-cased pocket watch, made for the Islamic market.

C. four-body, "demi-bassine", the front cover with a large ruby set in the center of a gold star with diamond-set arms on a translucent light blue enamel ground over engine-turning, surrounded by an Islamic pattern in white champlevé enamel, translucent scarlet border, the back cover with a green enamel Islamic pattern against light blue translucent enamel over engine-turning with an Islamic patterned border in white enamel, translucent scarlet edge over engine-turning, gold hinged cuvette. D. wite enamel, Turkish numerals, outer minute ring. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 39 mm ø (17 1/4'''), nickeled, 16 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, white metal Breguet balance-spring.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 51 mm.