Geneva, Nov 07, 2021
LOT 287
ROUSSEAU A GENEVE
CHF 35,000 - 55,000
HKD 296,000 - 464,000 / USD 38,000 - 60,000 / EUR 32,700 - 52,000
Sold: CHF 42,500
Very fine and rare 22K gold, enamel and agate, pre-balance spring
watch. The case with gold frame decorated with white and green
translucent champleve enamel decoration, the pendant and button finial
en suite, plain oval back cut from a single large piece of agate. Gold
dial with Roman numerals on a white enamel chapter ring, the center of
translucent green enamel over engine-turning. Gold single hand.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Rousseau a Geneve
Year Circa 1630
Caliber Shaped hinged gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars, three wheel train, fusee with gut line, verge escapement, steel two-arm balance without spring, irregular foliage pierced gilt brass cock secured by a pin, the matching ratchet wheel set-up click with blued steel wheel and spring.
Dimensions 47 X 31 mm
Signature Movement
Notes
Except the watches made of rock crystal, watch cases carved from semiprecious
stones with gold and enamel mounting, are extremely rare. Most
of them were produced in Germany. It is therefore exceptional to find
such a watch with the signature of a Geneva watchmaker. Most of the few
others known to exist, were in the Collection of the King of Naples.