F. Rötig

Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

F. Rötig

F. Rötig, Havre

No. 1692

A gold and enamel open-faced quarter repeating calendar presentation watch with compass and thermometer

Circa 1870

• Movement: damascened nickel, lever escapement, jewelled to the centre, bi-metallic compensation balance, blued steel overcoil hairspring, wolf's tooth winding, signed F. Rötig

• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, three subsidiary dials for date, month and seconds, recessed aperture for compass and mercury Fahrenheit thermometer, gold hands, signed F. Rötig

• Case: 18ct gold, engine-turned back centred by elaborate gold and enamel armorial, central anchor shield against a burgundy guilloché enamel background, white enamel banner beneath inscribed in red 'Ameeroodeen Tyabjee', green enamel leaves hanging from the banner, a yellow enamel bow, white enamel crescent moon & star above, the whole flanked by two lions rampant, milled bezels, repeating slide to band, polished gold cuvette engraved F. Rötig, Chronometer Maker, Havre, No. 1692, case back with maker's mark TS and numbered 27?80

diameter 51.5mm