Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998

LOT 558

Swiss, circa 1890. Fine 18K gold, astronomical, keyless minute repeating watch with chronograph, instantaneous 30 minutes recorder, perpetual calendar and moon phases.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine " , polished, the back engine-turned in a striped pattern with the initials: "D.K.". Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals outer Arabic minutes and chronograph ring, sunk subsidiary dials for the months, the minutes register with inner moon phase aperture, the date and subsidiary seconds with inner red days of the week. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 19"' nickel plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph with visible work and button on the winding-crown. Diam. 55 mm.