Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 473

Golay Fils & Stahl - Belle Epoque Beauty Golay Fils & Stahl, Genève, 2 Rue de la Paix, Paris, No. 27568. Made circa 1910. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, painted on enamel and rose-cut diamond-set, keyless lady?s pendant watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", the very finely painted on enamel back depicting a seated beauty holding a fan, translucent oyster guilloche enamel border, rose-cut diamond-set outer border, pierced and chased outermost foliate border, the bezel with white enamel line and rose-cut diamond decoration. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals in gold paillon circle borders, outer gold dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. 22 mm. (10'''), rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm.