Swiss. A fine, rare and thin, 18K gold and champlevé enamel “digital” jump-hour cylinder watch
Unsigned, case no. 4035, circa 1830.
Cal. 15’’’, Lepine caliber, cylinder escapement, gold cuvette, silver dial, eccentric large minutes dial with 15-minute numerals, engine-turned, aperture for the jump-hours above with Arabic numerals, steel minute hand, circular case, hinged and sprung back cover decorated with black enamel and chased gold foliage and blue flowers, bezel decorated to match, case numbered
41.5 mm. diam.
Swiss. A fine, rare and thin, 18K gold and champlevé enamel “digital” jump-hour cylinder watch
Unsigned, case no. 4035, circa 1830.
Cal. 15’’’, Lepine caliber, cylinder escapement, gold cuvette, silver dial, eccentric large minutes dial with 15-minute numerals, engine-turned, aperture for the jump-hours above with Arabic numerals, steel minute hand, circular case, hinged and sprung back cover decorated with black enamel and chased gold foliage and blue flowers, bezel decorated to match, case numbered
41.5 mm. diam.