Swiss 18 carat gold lever watch with centre seconds Circa 1835
- Kenmerk
- TA1126
- Diameter
- 56 mm
- Estimate
- € 30.000 - 60.000
- Price sold
- € 31.850
Gold open faced for the Chinese market
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A very fine Swiss 18K gold and painted on enamel centre seconds pocket watch, circa 1835. Made for the Chinese market, Titus and Berenice by Edouard Juvet, Fleurier. Spring-loaded back finely painted on enamel depicting Titus and Berenice, a rose garlanded plinth to the left, red guilloché background, the bezels with a repeated champlevé enamel pattern of white flowers and translucent scarlet and blue, the pendant and bow decorated to match. Gold cuvette hinged to the movement ring.
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A very fine Swiss 18K gold and painted on enamel centre seconds pocket watch, circa 1835. Made for the Chinese market, Titus and Berenice by Edouard Juvet, Fleurier. Spring-loaded back finely painted on enamel depicting Titus and Berenice, a rose garlanded plinth to the left, red guilloché background, the bezels with a repeated champlevé enamel pattern of white flowers and translucent scarlet and blue, the pendant and bow decorated to match. Gold cuvette hinged to the movement ring.
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White enamel dial, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with fifteen-minute Arabic numerals. Blued steel ovoid hands. Gilt brass movement, fully engraved Chinese calibre, 11 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, three-arm steel balance with shaped blued steel weights, flat steel balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed in Chinese characters.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Signed: Edouard Juvet Fleurier
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Edouard & Léo Juvet One of the important Swiss horological families working for the Chinese market. Edouard Juvet (1820-1883) was first established in Buttes in 1842, but in 1844 moved his workshop to Fleurier. He began making Chinese watches in 1856. Edouard’s sons Ami-Louis and Léo travelled to China to work in the family firm. When Ami-Louis died there, Léo (1848-1891) took his place. In Shanghai, the Juvets were rivalled only by the Bovets, yet the two families maintained friendly relations. The Maison Juvet prospered, opening branches in Tien-Tsin and Saigon, to the extent that in 1872 Léo wrote: “Our watches sell like salt”. In 1873, Edouard Juvet registered a trademark in Chinese characters, which was used on the company’s products. He granted his son Léo power of attorney in November 1875, and after his death in February 1883, Léo succeeded him at the head of the firm. A very similar pair of watches was part of the Lord Sandberg Collection.
Signed: Edouard Juvet Fleurier
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Edouard & Léo Juvet One of the important Swiss horological families working for the Chinese market. Edouard Juvet (1820-1883) was first established in Buttes in 1842, but in 1844 moved his workshop to Fleurier. He began making Chinese watches in 1856. Edouard’s sons Ami-Louis and Léo travelled to China to work in the family firm. When Ami-Louis died there, Léo (1848-1891) took his place. In Shanghai, the Juvets were rivalled only by the Bovets, yet the two families maintained friendly relations. The Maison Juvet prospered, opening branches in Tien-Tsin and Saigon, to the extent that in 1872 Léo wrote: “Our watches sell like salt”. In 1873, Edouard Juvet registered a trademark in Chinese characters, which was used on the company’s products. He granted his son Léo power of attorney in November 1875, and after his death in February 1883, Léo succeeded him at the head of the firm. A very similar pair of watches was part of the Lord Sandberg Collection.
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