Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993
LOT 264
French, retailed by Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, circa 1890. Fine gilt bronze, hour and half hour striking, hour repeating carriage clock, in original traveling fitted box.
CHF 3,500 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 7,475
C. GiIt bronze, "Louis XV, doucine with fluted columns", glazed on five panels, cast with formai decoration. D. Mat silvered with Arabic numerals, subsidiary alarm setting dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. GiIt brass engine-turned dial plate. M. Brass with going barrels, platform lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring. Striking, alarm and repeating on a gong. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 14 x 9 x 9 cm.
