Repeating chronograph for the Chinese market Circa 1890

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Kenmerk: SB0718
Diameter: 49 mm

Estimate: € 20.000 - 40.000
Price sold: € 40.800

Gold, enamel and pearl set hunting cased minute repeating chronograph

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A Swiss 18-carat gold, enamel and pearl set hunting cased minute repeating keyless chronograph watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1890. The enamel scene attributed to Louis Rosselet. Gilt lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, slide repeat, repeating on steel gongs. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic division for chronograph and subsidiary seconds. Case cover with polychrome enamel portrait on a translucent blue enamel background over engine turning, case back with polychrome enamel scene of a peacock perched on a rose bush, both bezels set with pearls. Dial and cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Signed: Schwob Frères & Cie La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Louis Rosselet, a Genevoise enameller working from the mid 19th to the early 20th century, was known for his whimsical scenes depicting peacocks and fanciful Far Eastern scenes.
A similar scene is illustrated in Chapuis, A., La Montre Chinoise, p. 212.

Signed: Schwob Frères & Cie La Chaux-de-Fonds