Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 215

J. R . Losada, 281 Regent Street, London, No . 2462, case by Alfred Stram, London hallmarks for 1851-2 . Made fo r the Hispanie market . Very fine and rare, small, 18K gold, hunting-cased, minute-repeating pocket watch with ruby duplex escapement.

C . Four-body, "bassine", covers, band and bezels chased and engraved with rococo floral and foliate decoration, front with vacant car - touche . l linged gold cuvette . D . Silver with applied gold decoration, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost applie d gold oak-leaf pattern, cerner with applied gold rosette surrounded with stylized foliate engraving with applied gold laurel-leaf [rame , subsidiary sunik seconds, engraved central field with applied gold basket of flowers . Blued steel Breguet hands . M . 17''', frosted gilt , fusée and chain, threc-quarter-plate, 35 jewels, ruby duplex escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring, engraved cock wit h diamond endstonc, repeating on two gongs via activating slide in the band . [liai and movement signed, case stamped with the maker's mark . Diam . 51 mm.