Rare Swiss 18 carat gold astronomical pocket watch Circa 1875

Full hunter with double dial by Picard Frères & F. Russer
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An extremely rare Swiss heavy astronomical gold hunting cased pocket watch with two dials, circa 1875. This heavy, full hunter cased pocket watch was crafted from 18 carat gold and features a numbered, water drop shaped case of beautiful quality, complete with a Renaissance band and spring lids on both sides. The face displaying the time has Arabic hour numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial with beautiful gold hands in the shape of a flower at six o’clock. The second face features a triple calendar, with days of the month in the outer ring, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 o’clock displaying days of the week and months of the year, and regulation indicated through the dial at 12 o’clock. The movement has an Anker chronometer. The triple calendar face is signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 156 g
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Signed: Picard Frères & F. Russer, Brevete S.G.D.G.
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These so-called “double dial” calendar watches by Picard Frères are extremely rare and technically of high quality. Another example was auctioned in Geneva in 2004 at the special auction “Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrating Antiquorum’s 30th Anniversary in Geneva” and sold for CHF 11.500.