The Art of Horology in Geneva

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999

LOT 75

Roux Bordier & Cie., Geneva, circa 1810.Very fine 18K gold and enamel, quarter repeating watch with automaton scene.

CHF 40,000 - 45,000

C. Double body, Directoire, polished D. Small white enamel with Breguet numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Driven by the repeating train, the varicoloured gold automaton scene is applied over a fine Swiss landscape painted on the enamelled dial plate. Below two cherub automaton Jacks strike hours and quarters on two bells, two lumberjacks are sawing a tree-trunk while a third one is pruning a tree and water is flowing from a fountain. M. Hinged gilt brass three-quarter plate with cylindrical pllars, going barrel, virgule escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Repeating by depressing the pendant on two bells sunk into the movement.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 59 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 4

Fair
Movement: * 4 - 5
Dial: 4 - 17 - 04

Notes

Most of the few watches known to exist, fitted with similar movements, carry the signature of the Geneva watchmakers Chevalier & Cochet who could be their inventor although there is no documentation supporting this.