Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 503

Rousseau, A Gien (France), circa 1630. Very fine and rare savonnette pre-balance spring, single-hand alarm watch.

C. Two-body, "fermée type" with curved-in edge, band piercedand engraved in floral pattern.D. Gilt metal with radial Romannumerals and half-hour divisions, revolving alarm disc in thecenter with an engraved petal rosette and steel "fleur-de-lis"hour pointer. Steel alarm setting hand.M. 39 mm, hinged,frosted gilt full plate, baluster pillars, fusee and gut, vergeescapement, circular steel foliot, small cock (later), ratchetwheel mainspring set-up with finely pierced and engraved click,alarm mechanism driven from fixed barrel pierced andengraved with floral motives with steel train and