Small Gold and Enamel Chinese Market Duplex
£7,500.00
A rare small polished steel duplex made for the Chinese market in a gold and enamel pearl set case. Small centre seconds keywind bar movement with polished steel plate, bridges, wheels and going barrel, blue steel screws. Sector cock, the blue steel table with gilt index, garnet endstone in a blue steel setting, polished steel regulator. Polished steel suspended going barrel with blue steel stop work. Plain polished steel three arm balance, spiral hairspring. Steel single tooth duplex escape wheel, jewelled locking roller. Restored white enamel centre seconds dial with slender Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Fine gold and enamel open face case, wound and set through the engraved sprung gold cuvette. Gold bezels, oval pendant and bow set with split pearls. Gold back finely decorated in polychrome enamel depicting flowers and foliage on a lilac ground. Gold key set with a carved stone seal attached by two delicate gold chains.
Almost all watches with centre seconds movements made for the Chinese market of this form were constructed with engraved gilt brass plates and bridges. The use of steel for the major components is more difficult and generally less practical than brass but it appears that some Chinese customers preferred the unusual finish.
Technical Specifications
- Reference Number
- A1301
- Circa
- 1830
- Anonymous
- Swiss
- Dimensions
- Diameter 38 mm
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