96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 91
Attributed to Courvoisier & Comp., La Chaux-de-Fonds, Case No. 1004, Calibre Bagnolet, 43 mm, 39 g, circa 1830
A very fine, rare gold enamel pocket watch with ultraflat Bagnolet calibre in a lavishly decorated enamel case
Case: 18k gold, polychrome enamel. Dial: eccentric enamel dial. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The pocket watch is lavishly chased and ornamented with floral engraving and polychrome enamelling on both sides.
In the bagnolet caliber the movement is inverted and the train reversed. The idea was to make a very thin watch by reducing the thickness of the bridges and the dial and to eliminate the cuvette. Philippe Samuel Meylan is credited with the invention of the bagnolet caliber.
A very fine, rare gold enamel pocket watch with ultraflat Bagnolet calibre in a lavishly decorated enamel case
Case: 18k gold, polychrome enamel. Dial: eccentric enamel dial. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The pocket watch is lavishly chased and ornamented with floral engraving and polychrome enamelling on both sides.
In the bagnolet caliber the movement is inverted and the train reversed. The idea was to make a very thin watch by reducing the thickness of the bridges and the dial and to eliminate the cuvette. Philippe Samuel Meylan is credited with the invention of the bagnolet caliber.
Sold
estimated
3.800—5.500 €
Price realized
5.100 €