90th Auction

2014/11/15

Lot 526

Fritz Rüsser & Cie. à La Chaux-de-Fonds, Case No. 32391, 52 mm, 127 g, circa 1890
A fine, rare hunting case pocket watch - CHRONOMETER - with pivoted detent escapement - made for the Spanish market
Case: 18k gold, engine-turned, tiered, à goutte, engraved cartouche, engraved and signed gold dome, early stem-winding system, case maker's punch mark "HL". Dial: silver, frosted, costly florally engraved, applied floral gold decoration, radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, paste-set hands. Movm.: 4/5 plate movement, frosted, gilt, screwed gold chatons, screw compensation balance.
to be sold without reserve

Sold

estimated
2.6003.600 €
Price realized
2.100 €