Schwob Frères. A fine, rare and small 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set hunter case minute repeating keyless lever watch made for the Chinese market
Signed Schwob Frères & Co., Chaux-de-Fonds, no. 49004, circa 1890
MOVEMENT: manual, lever escapement, 23 jewels, minute repeating on two hammers on two gongs
DIAL: white enamel, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued steel spade hands
CASE: 18K gold, band decorated with royal blue champlevé enamel repeated pattern, front cover painted on enamel with a scene of a couple in 18th century costume, translucent royal blue guilloché enamel border, outer pearl-set border, back cover decorated to match with a portrait of a young lady, hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details, repeating slide in the band, 39 mm. diam.
SIGNED: cuvette signed and numbered, case numbered
Schwob Frères. A fine, rare and small 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set hunter case minute repeating keyless lever watch made for the Chinese market
Signed Schwob Frères & Co., Chaux-de-Fonds, no. 49004, circa 1890
MOVEMENT: manual, lever escapement, 23 jewels, minute repeating on two hammers on two gongs
DIAL: white enamel, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued steel spade hands
CASE: 18K gold, band decorated with royal blue champlevé enamel repeated pattern, front cover painted on enamel with a scene of a couple in 18th century costume, translucent royal blue guilloché enamel border, outer pearl-set border, back cover decorated to match with a portrait of a young lady, hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details, repeating slide in the band, 39 mm. diam.
SIGNED: cuvette signed and numbered, case numbered
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