43,700 CHF
H. R. Ekegrén, Genève, No. 14546, circa 1870. 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 woman in Copenhagen. Though a skilful watchmaker, he devoted himself to merchandising clocks, watches and works of art. At the early age of twelve, he became interested and skilful in watchmaking and engraving. After his apprenticeship, able to speak the Swedish, Danish and German languages, he obtained a government fellowship to travel to other watchmaking countries. During a winter he worked for his fellow countryman, Jules Jürgensen, at Locle. In London, he worked for a well-known firm and acquired a command of English. In Paris, he w
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-10-16
