55,200 CHF
Tavernier à Paris No. 354, circa 1790-1840. Highly unusual, and very fine 18 ct. three coloured gold full calendar watch in the Louis XVI style. Double body "Louis XVI", the bezels chased with entrelacs, the back with a finely executed allegory of love and fidelity in the style of an XVIIIth century wedding presentation watch. White enamel chapter ring with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute ring and inner days of the week, central silver plate with apertures for months, date, the four parts of the day and phase of the moon its age engraved on the border, with manually set year. Gold Louis XVI hands. Gilt brass dial-plate edge engraved with the equation of time for each month of the year. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass pierced and engraved continental cock with garnet end-stone. The full calendar is driven from the fusee. Gilt brass dust cap. Signed on the dust cap and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm. Notes The calendar mechanism is directly driven off the fusee, instead of from the motion work as is usual. It is therefore essential to have the additional small dia] indicating the quarters of the day in order to accurately set the calendar. Such a system would have the advantage of providing the maximum power to drive the full calendar from low clown in the train, therefore reducing friction and the consequent effects on the t
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
