9,200 CHF
Unsigned, Geneva, circa 1830. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, pendant form watch, with visible diamond-set balance, in the shape of an escutcheon, accompanied by a gold chatelaine with a pencil and a seal. Two-body, spring-loaded back decorated with a painted flower against translucent blue enamel over engine-turning, opening to reveal the winding and setting apertures, bezels set with half-pearls. The chatelaine has three chains coming from a Maltese Cross, one finished with a propelling pencil, one with a seal, and the third with a hook for the watch. Oval, translucent dark blue enamel, on the lower portion white enamel dial with Breguet hour numerals and outer minute divisions, above, theaperture for the balance oscillating against polished and blued-steel plate. Blued-steel hands. Oval, following the shape of the dial, full plate brass, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, four-arm plain balance set with rose-cut diamonds, diamond endstone.Dim. Width 23 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 468-469. Notes Piguet Lot MeylanIsaac Daniel Piguet and Philippe Samuel Meylan were in partnership from 1811 to 1828 and just before 1828 their premises were 45, rue Rousseau in Geneva.Philippe Samuel MeylanBorn February 15, 1772, in Bas-du-Chenit, died in 1845. At 20 years old he came to Geneva where he worked for the Godemar Frères in quality of Master worker. Afterwards he went back to Brassus where he founded a little factory in 1811. He then returned to Gen
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
