101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 461
Robert et Courvoisier à Genève/La Chaux de Fonds, Movement No. 28906, 56 mm, 101 g, circa 1820
An elegant pocket watch with elaborately painted calendar dial
Case: 14k rose gold. Dial: blue and white enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The hour dial sits in the lower half of the watch face; a chapter ring above it has an outer date ring and an inside ring displaying the days of the week and their planetary symbol. A semi-circular ring around the edge of the watch face displays the months and their lengths in the top half and the signs of the Zodiac in the bottom half.
Robert & Courvoisier traces back to the company Josue Robert which was founded in 1770; the founder worked in the business with his sons, his grandson and his son-in-law Louis Courvoisier until his death a year later. In 1781 the company was renamed to "Josue Robert & Fils" and Louis Courvoisier had a share in it; he was manager of the pocket watch division. The officers’ pocket watches by Robert & Courvoisier had an excellent reputation around the beginning of the 19th century and were often marked with traders’ signatures such as those of a number of watch dealers from Vienna.
An elegant pocket watch with elaborately painted calendar dial
Case: 14k rose gold. Dial: blue and white enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The hour dial sits in the lower half of the watch face; a chapter ring above it has an outer date ring and an inside ring displaying the days of the week and their planetary symbol. A semi-circular ring around the edge of the watch face displays the months and their lengths in the top half and the signs of the Zodiac in the bottom half.
Robert & Courvoisier traces back to the company Josue Robert which was founded in 1770; the founder worked in the business with his sons, his grandson and his son-in-law Louis Courvoisier until his death a year later. In 1781 the company was renamed to "Josue Robert & Fils" and Louis Courvoisier had a share in it; he was manager of the pocket watch division. The officers’ pocket watches by Robert & Courvoisier had an excellent reputation around the beginning of the 19th century and were often marked with traders’ signatures such as those of a number of watch dealers from Vienna.
Sold
estimated
5.500—8.000 €
Price realized
5.000 €