Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 335

Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1890.Very fine 18K gold keyless half-hunting, minute-repeating watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, front with blue enamel champlevé Roman numerals and inner minute track around small aperture in the center, back with engraved initials, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 43 mm. (19'''), frosted gilt, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, wolf-tooth winding whels, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Diam. 54 mm.