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| Index No. A5529 | Rare Centre Seconds Skeletonised Cylinder |
| A rare late 18th Century Swiss centre seconds skeletonised cylinder in a gold and gem set case. Full plate gilt fusee movement the top plate pierced and engraved to reveal the train. The barrel cover pierced and engraved showing the blue steel mainspring. Polished steel pierced bridge cock, garnet endstone in a blue steel setting. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel arrow indicator, index engraved on a semi-circular section of the plate. Four round pillars. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, centre seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel seconds hand, pierced gilt hands. The dial mounted to the engraved gilt edge by two polished steel clips, lateral steel stop lever. Double sided red gold case engraved and with applied yellow gold decoration. The front bezel set with rubies and the back with diamonds. Gem set pendant and bow. | ||
| Signed | Abm Colomby - Jaqs & By Girod Freres - Gille & Boisdechesne | |
| Condition | Circa | 1770 |
| Case | Excellent. | ||
| Dial | Very good, small repaired chip by the winding aperture. | Diameter | 43 mm |
| Movement | Excellent. | Depth | 14 mm |
| Continental watches with concentric centre seconds made in the eighteenth century are very rare. This decorative example is even more unusual in that it is skeletonised. Oddly it bears four signatures: Colomby and Girod are well known Swiss makers of the period. Gille & Boisdechesne (whose names appear in the gilt edge to the dial) are somewhat more obscure. The only entry is for a John Francis Bois-de-chesne working in Charlestown USA in 1750 having moved from London. |
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