Lot 2811* - A197 Wristwatches & Pocketwatches - Wednesday, 30. June 2021, 05.00 PM
Roman Melly & Roux à Constance, rare 1/4-repeater, ca. 1770.
Pink gold.
D 56 mm.
Exceptionally well-preserved gold enamel pocket watch. The repetition à toc makes the hammer strike the case rather than a gong, thus enabling the time to be sensed in a discreet manner.
Case No: 377, decorated and engraved in 2 gold colors. The case back, with a fine enamel painting on an engine-turned ground.
Dial: Fine enamel dial.
Movement: Verge movement No: 377, signed: Roman Melly & Roux à Constance. Dumb quarter-repeater "à toc", requires revision
Case No: 377, decorated and engraved in 2 gold colors. The case back, with a fine enamel painting on an engine-turned ground.
Dial: Fine enamel dial.
Movement: Verge movement No: 377, signed: Roman Melly & Roux à Constance. Dumb quarter-repeater "à toc", requires revision
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 4 375 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.