A8411

Early Keyless Winding Swiss Lever

£975.00

Signed  Charles Fonjallaz
Circa   1860
A 19th Century Swiss lever with unusual visible keyless winding in a silver full hunter case.
Diameter   52 mm         

Out of stock

Description

A 19th Century Swiss lever with unusual visible keyless winding in a silver full hunter case.  Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Early rocking bar keyless wind and set mechanism above the plate with frosted steel wheels.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, club foot right angle lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Engine turned silver full hunter case, signed silver cuvette.

An interesting watch in good overall condition with an uncommon form of Swiss keyless mechanism