Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 175

J. Badollet & Cie, Genève, No. 31557. Produced in the 1880s. Fine, keyless, astronomic, 18K pink gold pocket watch with triple date calendar and moon phase.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the days of the week, the month, the age of the moon, outer raduation for the days of the month, aperture for the moon phase. Pink gold "Louis XVI" hands.M. Cal. 19 1/2???, frosted gilt, 16 jewels, straight-line lever escapement "à moustache", cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring.Dial and case signed, movement hallmarked.Diam. 52 mm.