Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 296

Half-Hunter 5 Minute-Repeater Pearls and Enamel Anonymous, Swiss, No. 16791. Made circa 1890. Very fine, 5 minute-repeating, 18K gold, half-hunting cased, keyless pocket watch. To be sold without reserve

C. Four-body, bassine, polished, the front cover with royal blue champleve enamel radial Roman numerals surrounded by pearls, glazed aperture, polished band, the back cover engraved with blue enamel monogram surrounded by pearls. Hinged gold cuvette with dedication inscription. D. Champagne with floral engraving to center, radial black Roman numerals, outer minute dots, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel double spade hands. M. 34 mm, matte gilt, 29 jewels some in gold screwed chatons, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with terminal curve, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Numbered on cuvette. Diam. 42 mm