27,600 CHF
Piguet & Meylan, Geneve, No. 402, circa 1820. Extremely fine and rare 18K gold, quarter repeating centre seconds watch, with special movement and special escapement. As new, in original red Morocco fitted box, accompanied by a gold engine-turned extra dial and the original sale ticket. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", engineturned. Hinged gold glazed cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds ring, gold engine turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring. Blued steel "scotties" hands. Notes According to the dedication written in the box, on the cover of the spare dial, this watch was presented by Mrs. Use d'Epinay to Doctor Shanks in testimony of friendship and gratitude. Piguet and Meylan were highly reputed makers for musical and automaton watches. They also produced watches with this type of movement, mainly for some of the magnificent watches producecl for the Chinese Market (refer to the magnificent quarter repeating watch designed as a rose, sold by Antiquorum in Geneva, on April 21, 1996, lot 267), but to date, no other movement of this type, also fitted with a double wheel duplex escapement, is known to exist. This watch was described by T. P. Camerer Cuss and illustrated by T. A. Camerer Cuss, in Me Camerer uss Boor o/ Antique Thatches; PP. 196 and 197, pl. 119 and colour pl. 4, p. 121. Piguet & Meylan Philippe Samuel Meylan, born February 15, 1772, in Bas-clu- Chenit, died in 1845. At the age of 20 he came to Genev Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-10-31
