Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 324

E. Mathey-Tissot & Cie, Ponts-de-Martel. Produced circa 1885.Very fine, 18K gold, keyless, astronomical watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph with 30-minute register.

C. four-body, "bassine", "guilloché" case back with engraved initials "CB", hinged gold cuvette. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with five minute/seconds Arabic markers, four sunk auxiliary dials for days of the week, days of the month, months of the four-year leap cycle concentric with minute register, and auxiliary dial for the seconds with phases of the moon aperture. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 42.6 mm., rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapementcut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, pin-set.Case signed, movement stamped with Swiss patent No. 34029.Diam. 52 mm.