The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 501
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1790.
HKD 140,000 - 160,000
CHF 28,000 - 32,000
Rare 18-carat gold double face watch, with centre seconds, phases of the moon and special escapement. Double body polished case. White enamel dial on the front face, with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, centre seconds and 'fast/slow' sector for the adjustment index. Blued steel Breguet hands, gold second hand. Fine dial on the rear face, with an enamel painted harbour landscape, a girl and a dog on the foreground, a vessel and a castle on the background (slightly restored), large aperture on the upper part for the age and the pases of the moon. Gilt brass full plate movement, with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, virgule escapement with plain three armed brass balance. In good condition. Diam. 55 mm.
