Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 243

Guillet, Paris, No. 470, stamped on the pillar plate FMG, No. 20836, circa 1870. Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless quarter-repeating double train keyless watch with independent dead seconds.

C. Four-part, "bassine", polished back with elaborate initials ?TL", hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gold "spade" hands. M. 43 mm.(18.5''', frosted gilt, tandem winding, gold trains, nickel motion work, 30 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, independent train engaged via gold flirt meshing with escape wheel pinion, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Cuvette signed. Case and movement with the same serial number.Diam. 52 mm.