The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
GASCHEL, élève de Breguet, circa 1830.
18-ct gold and enamel watch with eccentric dial. Four body chiselled case, the cover with champleve enamel flowers over a black background and with an eccentric dial aperture, fine bunch of champleve enamelled flowers on the back with further 'vermicelli' outer decoration (restorations). Gold cuvette. Off-set silver engine turned dial with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Gilt brass bar movement, four jewels, cylinder escapement with plain brass three armed balance. In good condition. Diam. 35 mm.