47,200 HKD
“The St. Bernard” Tavannes Watch Co., Swiss, No. 3809326. Made circa 1925. Very fine and rare, thin, 14K gold and painted on enamel, hunting-cased keyless dress watch. Four-body, coin-edged band, the hinged and sprung front cover finely painted on enamel with a portrait of a St. Bernard dog against a light blue sun-ray guilloché background, white enamel and polished border, the back cover decorated to match. Hinged gold cuvette. Frosted gilt, black painted Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel “Cathédrale” hands. 13’’’, rhodium plated, “fausses-côtes” decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-23
