Swiss minute repeating half hunter with automaton Circa 1910
- Kenmerk
- AS1736
- Diameter
- 55 mm
- Estimate
- € 12.500 - 25.000
- Price sold
- € 24.850
Gold, enamel, diamond, and ruby set watch, probably by West End Watch Co.
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A Swiss gold, enamel, diamond, and ruby set half hunter cased minute repeating automaton watch, circa 1910. Made for the Indian market. This watch features a jewelled lever movement and steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs. It is numbered 153089. It has a translucent enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, a sunburst background with translucent lilac enamel, and three colour metal automaton figures. The 18 Carat gold case is adorned with translucent blue and green enamel over an engine turned ground, with an engraved design highlighted with rose cut diamonds and single cut rubies. Additionally, it has a pink enamel chapter ring with engine turned ground, blue Arabic numerals, a glazed aperture and a polychrome enamel panel depicting a tiger hunt surrounded by rose cut diamonds. The watch is stamped with a W within a star and numbered G 4128 55. It also features a gold cuvette.
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Diameter: 54.5 mm
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Signed: No name, but attributed to West End Watch Co.
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The dial is slightly dirty, and the cupid automaton figures are tarnished. The case has some scratches on the enamel, but it is in good condition overall. The movement is operational and repeating.






















