Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 28

LAPEL WATCH YELLOW GOLD DIAMOND & ENAMEL Swiss, case No. 281725. Made circa 1885. Fine, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold, diamond and enamel lapel watch with a yellow gold Art Nouveau brooch decorated in a floral and leaf motif set with 6 single-cut diamonds and one natural pearl. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Five-body, bassine, solid, hand-engraved, hinged case back with engraved floral motif, gold hinged cuvette with inscription, engraved cover centered by an enameled floral motif and one round diamond. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute Arabic and gold dot markers. Gold Louis XIV hands. M. Cal. 25 mm (11???), frosted gilt, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Unsigned. DIAM. 29 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.