34,500 CHF
H. R. Ekegrén, Genève, No. 14546, circa 1875.Fine and extremely rare 18K gold hunting cased, keyless Montre à tact with double calendar and chronometer escapement. Five body, massive, "bassine et filets", cover and back engraved with formal decoration in a rosette pattern, the back panel fitted with a tiny touch-piece, revolving within a bezel engraved with Roman numerals, the band with touch-pieces. Hinged gold cuvette centred with the à tact aperture and inner hinged bezel above the dial. White enamel with Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds, dates and days of the week. Blued steel "spade" hands. Notes A chronometer escapement combined with an à tact device on a watch with double calendar from that period are features certainly unique. This watch was certainly made on special request. Henri-Robert Ekegrén, (1823-1896)Henri-Robert Ekegrén, was the son of Daniel Ekegrén, of Swedish origin, who had settled, and married a Danish wife, in Copenhagen. Though a skilful watchmaker, he devoted himself to merchandising clocks, watches and works of art. Henri-Robert, at the early age of twelve, and while he was still a schoolboy, became interested and skilful in watchmaking and engraving. After his apprenticeship, and already equipped with the Swedish, Danish and German languages, he obtained a government fellowship totravel to other watchmaking countries. During a winter he worked for his fellow countryman, Jules Jürgensen, at Locle. In London, he worked for a well-know
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-13
