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GOLD AND ENAMEL DIAMOND-SET KEYLESS WATCH IN THE FORM OF A BEETLE, UNSIGNED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1900

Closed30 May 2011

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HKD 125,000

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GOLD AND ENAMEL DIAMOND-SET KEYLESS WATCH IN THE FORM OF A BEETLE, UNSIGNED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1900
With gilt brass jeweled lever movement, 15.5 mm, white enamel, Arabic numerals, gold dot paillon minute divisions, 18k four part case, spring-loaded double pair of wings, the forewings in translucent green enamel over engine-turning and diamond-set, the hind wings in graduated opalescent green enamel, head set with diamonds within a black enamel frame, the eyes ruby-set, glazed cuvette, diamond-set suspension winding piece.
Dimensions : 52 mm length

Specialist note

US$4,000-6,000

A similar beetle-form watch is illustrated in the Sandberg book collection, pages 492 and 493.