Longines

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 CHF

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Description

A YELLOW GOLD OPEN-FACED KEYLESS WATCH WITH EMBOSSED DECORATIONCIRCA 1911
yellow gold
diameter 49 mm

-- nickel lever movement, 17 jewels, precision regulation -- gilt dial, Roman numerals, engine-turned centre, subsidiary seconds -- case back with high relief decoration in the manner of J. Nodiot depicting Kronos and The Three Graces surrounded by interwoven scrolling designs incorporating cornucopia and grotesques, embossed signs of the zodiac to the bezel -- dial and movement signed

Catalogue Note

A watch with similar decoration by J. Nodiot was commissioned by Carvalho Monterio and made by L. Leroy & Cie for the Paris Exposition Universelle 1878. There are possibly only three watches, including the present, known to exist with similarly decorated cases, the third also by L. Leroy & Cie, the case by V. Burdin from a design by L. Manini.