Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 87

?To Louis Donzel? G.G., Swiss, case No.3040. Made circa 1900. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold, astronomical, hunting-cased, minute-repeating keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar, chronograph and phases and age of the moon.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished, sprung and hingedfront cover with intricate cipher ?DONZEL?, interior with dedicationinscription. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals,outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic five seconds numerals,sunk subsidiary four year dial divided into four sectors each with monthindications from January-December, sunk subsidiary date andday of the week dials, seconds with age of the moon, aperture for phases ofthe moon, setting levers in the bezel. Gold ?Louis XV? hands.M. 43 mm (19'''), rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" and "moiré" decoration,straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator,steel chronograph work activated by olive shaped buttonin the band, repeating with two hammers on two gongs via activating slide inthe band.Case stamped with two interlaced Gs in a shield.Diam. 56 mm.