113,500 CHF
Attributed to Henri Grandjean, Locle, No. 2709, case by J. Ferrero, made for Marcks & Co Ltd, Bombay & Poona, circa 1883. Magnificent massive 18K gold and enamel ruby, emerald and diamond-set, hunting-cased, double-face, eight-day going double-dial, astronomical, keyless, minute-repeating watch with chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, and phases and age of the moon. Five-body, "bassine et filets", both covers in translucent green enamel over "sunburst" engine-turning, front with diamond- and ruby-set rosette in the center, border decorated with clusters of three rubies forming leaves, alternating with diamonds, outermost with translucent red enamel, back en suite, enamel dots for the stones. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost seconds divided into fifths, subsidiary sunk up-and-down indicator at 12, subsidiary sunk seconds at 6. Blued steel "spade" hands. Back: white enamel, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four year leap cycle and phases of the moon aperture with moon’s age on the border. 45 mm (20’’’), frosted gilt, 33 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet palladium balance spring, double barrel, unidirectional winding, lever-set, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Diam. 62 mm. Notes Property of a Royal family Watches by Henri Grandjean with two barrels, running for a week, are very rare. The c
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
