Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 430

Wegelin, Genève, No. 2356, circa 1910. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel keyless dress watch.

C. three-body, "bassine", back decorated with champlevé enamel in a "millefiori" type pattern on a black ground, bezel en suite, band in champlevé enamel in a geometrical pattern. D. gilt silver, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds. M. 37 mm. (16 1/2''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 44 mm.