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Lot 2140
SWISS
RARE CENTRE SECONDS PEARL-SET GOLD AND PAINTED ENAMEL MANUALLY-WOUND PENDANT WATCH WITH VIRGULE ESCAPEMENT AND MATCHING CHATELAINE, CIRCA 1800
Closed30 May 2011
Price Realised
HKD 150,000
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Specialist note
US$7,500-10,000
This watch is fitted with a "virgule" escapement , usually credited to J.A Lepaute around 1753. It was used in France in the last quarter of the 18th century and during the early years of the 19th. It derived its name from the shape of the moving part of the balance staff, resembling a "comma" or "virgule" in French.
This watch is fitted with a "virgule" escapement , usually credited to J.A Lepaute around 1753. It was used in France in the last quarter of the 18th century and during the early years of the 19th. It derived its name from the shape of the moving part of the balance staff, resembling a "comma" or "virgule" in French.