Touchon. A highly unusual 18K gold and simulated diamond-set octagonal openface keyless lever watch

SIGNED TOUCHON & CO., GENEVA, MOVEMENT NO. 250296, CIRCA 1920

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Touchon. A highly unusual 18K gold and simulated diamond-set octagonal openface keyless lever watch
Signed Touchon & Co., Geneva, movement no. 250296, circa 1920
With circular nickel-finished lever movement, 21 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, swan neck regulator, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Breguet numerals, blued steel spade hands, subsidiary seconds, in heavy octagonal case with finely chased and engraved Renaissance-style foliage decoration in high relief to bezel and bow, the reverse similarly decorated and set with 41 cut glass simulating diamonds in sizes, the openwork crown set with an oval-cut glass simulating a diamond, movement signed
53 mm. wide

Lot Essay

Touchon & Cie. were active in Geneva in the first half of the 20th century and specialized in the manufacture of high quality watches. The company used to work closely with Wittnauer & Cie. and sold movements to Cartier, Audemars Piguet as well as North American companies, such as Tiffany.

The movement of the present watch was most certainly supplied to an American jeweler who designed this highly unusual case upon special request of a client.

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