Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...
Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990
LOT 470
H. Moser & Co., circa 1860 Extremely rare 18K gold hunting cased moonphase astronomical watch with a triple calendar and the equation of time.
CHF 80,000 - 120,000
Four body massive "demi-bassine et filets" engine turned case with a reeded band. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer month and equation rings, apertures for the days of the week and the phase of the moon. Subsidiary dials for the dates and the seconds. Blued steel "fleur de lys" hands and a "sun" hand for the equation of time. Key wound gilt brass 19"' bar movement with a going barrel, 15 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. The calendar and the equation work are set on the front plate beneath the dial. Signed on the cuvette, movement signed Le Coultre on the front plate. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.
