OWEN ROBINSON & CHARLES FREDMAN, NAPOLI | A RARE GOLD ASTRONOMICAL VERGE WATCH WITH INDICATIONS FOR DAY, DATE, MONTH, PHASE AND AGE OF THE MOON, AND PERIODS OF THE DAYCIRCA 1715 NO.1352

• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, broad decoratively pierced winged masked balance cock and foot with scrolling flowers and foliage, plain flat balance with spring, silver regulation disc with exotic bird's head indicator, fusee and chain, square baluster pillars, signed On. Robinson & Chs. Fredman, Napoli• Dial: gilded with foliate engraved ground, three silver chapter rings for date indicated via a blued steel disc, time with blued steel hand and moon age indicated via a pointer mounted on a blued disc, the disc incorporating an aperture for moon phases, three further apertures for days of the week with corresponding astrological sign, months with their lengths and an engraved seasonal vignette, and periods of the day with the changing sky, central minute hand stepped to clear setting squares and pointing to an Arabic minute ring at the dial's edge• Case: gold single case, the back with sprung shuttered winding aperture opened via a slide to the base of the case, central horseshoe ribbon engraved "Manuel Godoy, Principe De La Paz", plain stirrup pendant and bow

Antiquorum Hong Kong, 23 May 1983, lot 121
Antiquorum Geneva, The Sandberg Watch Collection, 31 March - 1 April 2001, lot 187

Movement: running at time of cataloguing. Dial: with some light scuffs and scratches, some wear to blued steel finish of the moon and date indication discs. Case: light scuffs and scratches.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."

For a similarly configured dial, see: Sotheby's London, Masterworks of Time, Part I, 2 July 2019, lot 37