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Geneva, November 8th-9th, 2025

Geneva, Nov 07, 2026

LOT 128

UNSIGNED, SWITZERLAND, FORM WATCH IN THE SHAPE OF A MANDOLIN, GOLD AND ENAMEL

CHF 6,000 - 10,000

HKD 58,000 - 96,000 / USD 7,300 - 12,200 / EUR 6,500 - 10,800 / JPY 1,160,000 - 1,920,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A very fine and rare, 18k gold and enamel, manual wind key-winding mandolin-form watch with concealed dial. Soundboard decorated with a raised cherub and foliate ornament, framed by blue champlevé enamel, repeated around the sound hole, with visible cock. Front of the neck decorated with blue and black champlevé enamel, the pegs set with half-pearls. Back of the soundbox decorated with ogival panels, the centre with gold floral and foliate decoration over a champlevé azure ground, the remaining panels with geometric decoration, repeated on the back of the neck. Gold double suspension chain. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals and blued steel Breguet hands.


Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

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 Unsigned, Switzerland

Year Circa 1810

Caliber 19 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued-steel balance spring, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.

Diameter  58 x 24 mm.

Notes

Published in the Sandberg book, pages 444-445.