Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 288

Reuge Musical Watch Charles Reuge ?Movement Musical?, Sainte Croix, Swiss. Fine, gold-plated keyless pocket watch with visible built-in music box and visible skeletonized movement. Accompanied by a fitted box.

c. Three body, massive, bassine, polished, stepped bezel, back with engine-turned decoration and glazed aperture to view the movement, winding and activation button for the music. D. Off-white with Clous de Paris decoration, radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, the center with aperture to view the movement, aperture below 6 to view the music box. Black Breguet hands. m. Gilt brass calibre, musical train with pinned cylinder and seventeen tooth, hand-tuned comb, start/stop button on the back cover, skeletonized gilt brass keyless watch movement, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber. Dial signed. Diam. 54 mm.