Geneva, Nov 08, 2026
UNSIGNED, SWITZERLAND, ''THE GARDEN OF EDEN'', POCKET WATCH WITH AUTOMATON "ADAM AND EVE" PAINTED DIAL, 18K YELLOW GOLD
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A very fine and rare, 18k gold, manual wind open-face, key-winding pocket watch. Enamel dial with small eccentric dial with Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions. The upper half decorated with finely painted pastoral and biblical scenes: a camel, goat and sheep on the left, and a horse and lion in a landscape on the right. Aperture above the dial with a revolving serpent surrounding a painted scene depicting Adam and Eve beneath the apple tree in the Garden of Eden. Engraved and pierced fancy gold hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
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
Model ''The Garden of Eden''
Year Circa 1820
Case No. 2888
Caliber 42 mm., hinged gilt-brass case, full-plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt-brass continental balance cock with polished steel end-piece and large index regulator.
Diameter 51 mm.
Weight 83 gr.
Signature master case-maker C.G.T
Accessories Original box and gold key
