Geneva, May 10, 2026
LOUIS TAVERNIER, FRANCE, QUARTER REPEATER AND RUBY CYLINDER, 18K YELLOW GOLD
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A very fine and rare, 18k gold, manual wind open-face Key-wound quarter-repeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement. White enamel dial, signed Lucard on the reverse, with radial Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions. Blued-steel Breguet-style hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Louis Tavernier, France
Year Circa 1810
Case No. 2694
Caliber 49 mm., 5 jewels, gilt brass, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator with bimetallic temperature compensation curb, jeweled escapement, repeating on two gongs with two hammers activated by depressing the pendant.
Diameter 54 mm.
Weight 109 gr.
Signature Dial and case