Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 289

Reuge Musical Watch ? Enamel Scene ? The Music Lesson Reuge ?Movement Musical?, Sainte Croix, Swiss. Fine, gold-plated and printed on enamel, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with visible built-in music box activated when the cover is opened. Accompanied by a fitted box.

c. Three body, bassine, foliate engraved, the front cover decorated with a printed and soft enamel scene of a music lesson. D. Small white with Arabic numerals, engraved gilt mask decorated with musical trophies, aperture below 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, gilt brass keyless watch movement, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber. Dial and musical movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.