Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 257

Nicole Nielsen & Co, 14 Soho Sq., London, No. 10164, hallmarked 1909-10.Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel hunting-cased keyless minute-repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", back cover with very fine champlevé enamel coat-of-arms with a stag lying on the grass and the motto "Parta Labore Quies", gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, by Willis, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, outermost chronograph ring with five-minute/seconds Arabic figures, subsidiary sunk seconds at 9 o'clock. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20'''), frosted gilt three-quarter plate, 21 jewels, lateral calibrated lever escapement with the lift on te pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, Breguet double overcoiled balance spring, Nicole Nielsen chronograph work visible on the back, repeating on gongs, slide on the band.Signed on dial and movement, dial signed Willis on the counter-enamel.Diam. 54 mm.