Lot 469

D. Bouvier à Genève, Case No. 8879, 55 mm, 122 g, circa 1820
A gentleman's very fine, rare Geneva quarter repeating pocket watch with independent jumping centre seconds
Case: 18k pink gold, engine-turned, case maker's punch mark "LE", turnable pusher for repetition via pendant, slide to stop the centre seconds. Dial: silver, engine-turned, inlaid radial Roman numerals, independent jumping centre seconds, Breguet hands. Movm.: bridge movement, keywind, frosted, gilt, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, 2 going barrels, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the index.