Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 31, 1998

LOT 218

Fritz Piguet, rue Bonivard 10, Geneve, No. 541, Demi Ghronometre, circa 1870. Fine 18K gold, half hunting cased, keyless pocket lever chronometer.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", engineturned with reeded band, the cover with black champleve enamelled Roman numerals on the border of the dial aperture, the back centred with a blank escutcheon, engraved inside with technical details. Hinged gold glazed cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes ring and sunk subsidiary seconds within a gold frame. Bluedsteel "spade " hands. M. 19''', nickel plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 21 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial and movement. Diam. 51 mm.