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Anon. A highly interesting 18K gold hunter case watch with unusual keyless duplex escapement and one minute tourbillon
Anon. A highly interesting 18K gold hunter case watch with unusual keyless duplex escapement and one minute tourbillon

SWISS, DIAL SIGNED ERNEST DUVAL, GENEVA, CASE STAMPED B.W.C. CO. FOR BROOKLYN WATCH COMPANY, NO. 18086, CIRCA 1890

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Anon. A highly interesting 18K gold hunter case watch with unusual keyless duplex escapement and one minute tourbillon
Swiss, dial signed Ernest Duval, Geneva, case stamped B.W.C. Co. for Brooklyn Watch Company, no. 18086, circa 1890
With nickel-finished jewelled movement, duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, polished steel three arm one minute tourbillon cage, blued steel hairspring, hinged glazed dust cover, in circular engine-turned case with finely engraved floral and foliage decorated borders, case stamped B.W.C. Co. for Brooklyn Watch Co. and numbered, dial signed Ernest Duval, Geneva
54 mm. diam.

拍品專文

The watchmaker Ernest Duval was active in Geneva in the late 19th century. According to Swiss Timepiece Makers by Kathleen H. Pritchard, p. D-113, his name was imported by Edmond E. Robert, New York, in the early 20th century.

The combination of a one minute tourbillon and a duplex escapement, more commonly found in watches made for the Chinese market, is highly unusual.