COUTTEREZ À LYON - Lot 222

COUTTEREZ À LYON 18K (750 thousandths) gold quarter-repeating pocket watch, white enamel dial, black railway minute track, hour markers with black Roman numerals, silvered Louis XV hands set with diamond chips. Caseback in 18K (750 thousandths) gold, partially engine-turned, engraved in the center. Gilt metal dust cover. Mechanical key-wound quarter-repeating movement, signed COUTTEREZ À LYON, openworked cock, blued metal advance and delay setting rosette, striking speed adjustment, fusée chaine system, verge escapement. Watch not functional at time of appraisal, with no guarantee of future operation or condition of parts. Scratches and marks on the case, a few cracks on the dial. Diameter 38 mm Gross weight 65.6 grams Circa 1780