Marvin, Swiss, circa 1910.Fine and amusing 18K gold and cloisonné enamel keyless dress watch. | Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolution of Forms in Horology | Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, 16th November 2002
Marvin, Swiss, circa 1910.Fine and amusing 18K gold and cloisonné enamel keyless dress watch., CHF 9,000 - 11,000 EUR 6,000 - 7,500Sold: CHF 14,950 C. Three-piece, sharp edges, back decorated in cloisonné enamel in opaque and iridescent enamels in yellow, green, red, orange and black, depicting a stream with water plants and a large applied gold realistically painted lady bug, the bezels, pendant and bow with champlevé blue and green stripes, wide pendant smoothly integrated with the case and bow. D. Silver with champlevé Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "Roman" hands. M. 36 mm. (16'''), rhodium-platd, 16 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 45 mm.
