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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 516

G. Braillard, Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1910.Very fine 18K gold and enamel diamond-set keyless fob watch with matching brooch in leather fitted box.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 7,000 - 8,300 / USD 7,400 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 10,925

C. Four-body, "bassine", back decorated in high relief painted on enamel diamond-set rose, on opaque blue enamel background with enameled rose stem and leaves, band and bezel in the same opaque blue enamel with gold leaves, gold hinged cuvette. Fleur-de-lis gold and enamel brooch decorated with matching diamond-set rose in high relief on blue background. D. White enamel, blue Breguet numerals, outer minute gold paillon dot divisions. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 20 mm (9''') frosted gilt, LeColtre patented calibre, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring.Punched with the maker's trademark inside back case.Diam. 25 mm, length with the brooch 75 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3 - 47
Movement: 3*
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

The trademark found on the watch was registered by Braillard in 1897. A year before they won a Gold Medal at the Swiss National Exhibition of Horology in Geneva. They specialized in high quality watches, fantasy ball watches. In about 1910 they advertised making watches decorated with enamel in high relief. The company is also known to sell watches with Observatory Timing Certificates.Literature: Swiss Timepiece Makers, Kathleen H. Pritchard, West Kennebunk, 1997.