Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 263

Justin Vulliamy, London, hallmarked 1784.Very fine 22K gold, pair-cased half-quarter dumb repeating watch with ?à tact? option and special escapement.

C. Outer: two-body, made by "WC", back cover centered by a letter "F" under a crown within a frame engraved with a repeated pattern,bezels engraved with scrolls. Inner: two body, polished, gilt dust cover. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with fiveminuteArabic markers. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 42.5 mm, fire-gilded full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, ruby cylinderescapement with brass escape wheel, plain steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed pierced cock, diamond endstone, rackand pinion regulator, Stogden repeating system with fixed star, repeating on bronze block fixed to band of the inner case, à tact leverat 5 o'clock, gilt brass dust cup. Signed on the movement.Diam. 59 mm.