Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 292

TOMLIN - QUARTER STRIKING CLOCKWATCH Edward Tomlin, Royal Exchange, London, No. 7146. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1780. Very fine and very rare, gilt-brass, painted on enamel, paste and pearl-set, pair-cased, two-train, quarter-striking clock watch with center-seconds.

C. Outer: Two-body, the bezel pierced and engraved and set with red and green pastes and pearls, the back decorated with a lozenge-shaped painted on enamel panel depicting cupid and a lady at the altar of love, translucent red enamel border over engraving and outlined with white enamel ?pearls?, outermost pierced and engraved border to match the bezel. Gilt brass dust cap. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic fi ve minute numerals. Gold beetle and poker hands, blued steel center-seconds hand. M. 40 mm., gilt brass full plate entirely engraved with foliage, turned cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, fl at balance spring, gilt brass single-foot balance cock pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, silver regulation dial, diamond endstone, striking with two polished steel hammers on a bell in the back of the case, strike-silent selection lever on the bezel. Dust cap signed. Diam. 61 mm.