The Art of Horology in Geneva

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999

LOT 17

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 27337,case No. 27337, circa 1830.Fine 18K gold quarter repeating watch with offset seconds.

C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", engine-turned. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with technical details. D. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring and sunk offset subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 19''', gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the index. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 49 mm.