Lot 276 D α

An 18k gold openface pocketwatch with cylinder escapement and repetition

Auction 1066 - overview Cologne
19.05.2016, 17:00 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €

An 18k gold openface pocketwatch with cylinder escapement and repetition

Silver dial with roman numerals, rare second aperture and blued steel hands. Gilt movement with cylinder escapement. Key winding. Quarter-hourly repetition to a spiral gong. Striking activated by pushing the pendant. In the original rootwood case. Cuvette signed "Dechamps Rue St. Honoré", no. 1907. Diameter 5.2 cm. Weight 90.2 g.
Paris, Deschamps, 1st quarter 19th C.