96th Auction

2017/11/18

Lot 86

Swiss, Diameter 24 mm, 31 g, circa 1900
A unique gold and enamel ball watch designed as a sweet chestnut
Case: 18k gold, translucent chestnut brown enamel. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, screw compensation balance, lateral lever.
The gold case opens and reveals the shiny brown fruit made of translucent enamel inside its spiny cupule.
The watch is fitted with an ingenious winding system, where one half of the sphere is turned.

Sold

estimated
4.5006.000 €
Price realized
6.600 €