The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
Chronometro Cyma - Tavannes Watch Co, Swiss, circa 1930.
Good 18-carat gold 'Art Deco' watch. Double body 'bassine pincée' engine turned case, foliage garlands, chiselled on the bezel and the edge of the back, finely engraved with an 'Art Deco' decoration. Mat silver dial with applied Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gilt metal 'cathedrales hands. Rhodium plated keyless 18"' movement, 16 jewels, with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance and Breguet balance spring. In very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.