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Index No. A4934 Gold and Enamel Bagnolet Cylinder
A fine 19th Century Bagnolet cylinder with offset dial in a slim gold and enamel case. Keywind gilt Bagnolet calibre movement, the train and balance situated around the dial. Small suspended going barrel, plain cock with polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Wound and set at the edge of the dial with a male key. Small silver engine turned dial with Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Slim engraved gold case, the back decorated with a fine polychrome enamel scene of a musician with a lute serenading a lady. The front cover with engravings of two figures and musical instruments around the dial is opened by a button in the pendant to allow the watch to be wound and set.
Anonymous Swiss
ConditionCirca 1840
CaseExcellent.
DialExcellent. Diameter 43 mm
MovementExcellent. Depth [overall] 5 mm
A fine watch with an unusual form of movement which appears to be a variation on the Bagnolet calibre designed for use in slim timepieces.
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