Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 311

Isaac Daniel Piguet A Genève, No. 162, circa 1828.Very fine and important 18K gold early sur plateau musical watch with quarter-repeating.

C. Three-body, "Empire", polished back, reeded band, gilt brass cuvette hinged to the movement ring, push pin at the band to activate the music. D. Gold, champlevé radial Roman numerals on polished ring, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Blued steel skeletonized "spear" hands. M. 51 mm. (22 1/2 '''), gilt brass, skeletonized, going barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance with flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant, early sur plateau musicl mechanism with fixed barrel and eight blued steel tuned teeth acting on both sides of the pinned disc.Signed on the movement ring, movement punched with the serial number, pinned disk punched with the serial number and additional number 37, case punched by the casemaker "RB" in lozenge with an anchor between and with the serial number.Diam. 58.5 mm.