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Lot 45 EDOUARD JUVET
'TITUS & BERENICE' GOLD AND ENAMEL DUPLEX WATCH FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
'TITUS & BERENICE' GOLD AND ENAMEL DUPLEX WATCH FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
EDOUARD JUVET. A VERY FINE 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL OPENFACE CENTRE SECONDS DUPLEX WATCH, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
SIGNED EDOUARD JUVET, FLEURIER, CASE NO. 36677, CIRCA 1860
Closed8 November 2021
Price Realised
CHF 62,500
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This very attractive watch preserved in excellent condition combines a lavishly decorated case and a high quality movement, presenting a superb example of a timepiece made for the Chinese market in the early 19th century.
Edouard Juvet (1820-1883) was one of the most eminent makers working for the Chinese Market. He opened his workshop in Buttes in 1842 and moved to Fleurier in 1844. Edouard's sons Ami-Louis and Léo worked in the family's firm in Shanghai where they were only rivalled by the Bovets. The firm opened branches in Tien-tsin and Saigon and prospered to such an extent that Léo wrote "Our watches sell like salt". In 1873, Edouard Juvet registered a trademark in Chinese characters which was used for all their products. After his death in 1883, Léo took over the management of the company.
An almost identical mirror-image watch, probably the pair to the present watch, was sold at Christie’s Geneva, 16 May 2001, lot 199.
Edouard Juvet (1820-1883) was one of the most eminent makers working for the Chinese Market. He opened his workshop in Buttes in 1842 and moved to Fleurier in 1844. Edouard's sons Ami-Louis and Léo worked in the family's firm in Shanghai where they were only rivalled by the Bovets. The firm opened branches in Tien-tsin and Saigon and prospered to such an extent that Léo wrote "Our watches sell like salt". In 1873, Edouard Juvet registered a trademark in Chinese characters which was used for all their products. After his death in 1883, Léo took over the management of the company.
An almost identical mirror-image watch, probably the pair to the present watch, was sold at Christie’s Geneva, 16 May 2001, lot 199.