98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 73
Louis Duchêne & Fils à Genève, Case No. 23596, 52 mm, 75 g, circa 1820
An attractive Swiss gold enamel pocket watch with digital time indication, date and Champlevé enamelled map of southern Europe on reverse side
Case: 18k gold, enamel. Dial: silver, engine-turned, jumping hour display. Movm.: bridge movement, keywind, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The back of this extremely well preserved pocket watch shows a geopolitical map of Italy and its adjacent north-east European neighbours in black, azure and gold Champlevé enamel.
Fourteen gold enamel watches with a map motif are known to have been created by Breguet; eight more are known from other makers.
The company Duchêne & Fils was founded by Louis Duchêne (1730-1804) in Geneva around 1750. The company signed its products with Duchêne & Cie. from 1770 until 1790; in 1791 the company name changed to Louis Duchêne & Fils and traded under that name until 1820. The two sons of Louis Duchêne, Jacob Louis Duchêne (1751-1800) and Jacob Etienne Duchêne (1759-1840) were partners in the firm. Watches by Duchêne carry varying signatures on the dials, cases and movements.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org
An attractive Swiss gold enamel pocket watch with digital time indication, date and Champlevé enamelled map of southern Europe on reverse side
Case: 18k gold, enamel. Dial: silver, engine-turned, jumping hour display. Movm.: bridge movement, keywind, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The back of this extremely well preserved pocket watch shows a geopolitical map of Italy and its adjacent north-east European neighbours in black, azure and gold Champlevé enamel.
Fourteen gold enamel watches with a map motif are known to have been created by Breguet; eight more are known from other makers.
The company Duchêne & Fils was founded by Louis Duchêne (1730-1804) in Geneva around 1750. The company signed its products with Duchêne & Cie. from 1770 until 1790; in 1791 the company name changed to Louis Duchêne & Fils and traded under that name until 1820. The two sons of Louis Duchêne, Jacob Louis Duchêne (1751-1800) and Jacob Etienne Duchêne (1759-1840) were partners in the firm. Watches by Duchêne carry varying signatures on the dials, cases and movements.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org
estimated
16.500—20.000 €
Price realized
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