Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 372

Strawberry Form Watch Swiss, movement No. 301. Made circa 1890. Fine and rare, gold, enamel and rose-cut diamond-set keyless lady?s pendant watch in the form of a strawberry.

C. Two-body, strawberry-form, hinged and sprung, the covers overlaid with translucent red enamel, applied rose-cut diamond-set leaves, gold stalk forming the suspension loop, release catch and hand-setting button, reeded bezel for winding the movement. D. White enamel with radial blue Arabic numerals and red 12, outer gold dot minute divisions. Gold spade hands. M. 7 ½???, frosted gilt, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dim. 30 x 23 mm., excluding stalk.