Swiss gold quarter repeating musical pocket watch Circa 1815
- Kenmerk
- PD0298
- Diameter
- 57 mm
- Estimate
- € 35.000 - 60.000
- Price sold
- € 46.250
Geneva watch with musical movement and 2 automatons
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An important quarter repeating Geneva gold-enamel pocket watch with musical movement and 2 automatons, circa 1815. 18k gold case, engine turned, signed dome, case maker’s punch
mark “JJ”. Enamel dial, automatons “á quatre couleurs”, depiction of a spark playing a harp and a lady playing a lute, polychrome enamelled background depicting an alpine landscape with a lake and homesteads, white enamelled dial with radial Roman numerals, blued hands. Bridge movement, musical movement, frosted, gilt, 2 going barrels, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 148 g
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Signed: Henry Capt à Genève
Signed: Henry Capt à Genève




















