Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 259

TAVANNES LA CAPTIVE Tavannes, Swiss, ?La Captive?, movement No. 94770, case No. 825925, Ref. 9471. Made circa 1920. Fine and rare, sterling silver, black and red lacquer purse watch with concealed shuttered dial.

C. Rectangular with two panels that flip open by pressing the red-lacquered spring-loaded sides of the case to display the dial which can be tilted and held by the panels, making it a desk clock, decorated with black lacquer and silver stripes. D. Matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Luminous blued steel cathedrale hands. M. 8???, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 3 adjustments, flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 46 x 33.5 mm