Lot 16
Les Cabinotiers

Historically Important Piece Unique Skeletonized Les Cabinotiers de Genève

Sold forCHF 38'000
Total bids14
EstimateCHF 10'000 – 20'000
LocationOffice, Zurich
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Reasons to Bid

This highly decorated and skeletonized miniature pocket watch with enamel decoration is unusually signed “Les Cabinotiers Genève” on the vertical rehaut of the dial and features an astonishing combination of skeletonized and hand-engraved movement (Jaeger-leCoultre ebauche) and a gold case, also engraved with a floral motif and covered with green and brown translucent enamel. Connoisseurs of independent watchmaking will be delighted by this watch, which was produced in 1978 by the Geneva-based Les Cabinotiers group, which included independent watchmakers and now legendary figures such as Svend Andersen, Roger Dubuis and craftsmen: Ferrier Gilbert and others. It is one of the earliest examples of the trend towards independent watchmaking that has spread widely since the late 1990s.

CaseRound case in 18k yellow gold with engraving and enamel inlays, chain hook and winding crown at 12 o'clock
DialSkeletonized gold dial with hand-engraved bridges, gold hands with green center, open mainspring cage
MovementHand-wound mechanical movement, functions: hours, minutes
D=41mm
Case:Very good, minor signs of wear
Dial:Very good, minor patination
Movement:Good, all functions working properly
Amplitude (Dial on top/Lift angle 52):Approximately 230°
Accuracy (Dial on top):Approximately -20 sec/day
Box:Yes
Papers:Yes