C.H. Meylan Exceptionally Rare Miniature Minute Repeating Pocket Watch, circa 1890. ...

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C.H. Meylan Exceptionally Rare Miniature Minute Repeating Pocket Watch, circa 1890
Case: 18k yellow gold, 28.5 mm, plain hinged back and bezel, gold inner cuvette, No. 6089, open face
Dial: enamel, radial Arabic hour numerals, red five minute numerals, black minute track, subsidiary seconds, blue spade hands
Movement: No. 5330, nickel bridge with straight line damaskeening, marked "superior adjustment", jeweled thru the hammers, repeat activated from a gold slide on the rim, approximately 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic balance with gold timing screws and Breguet spring
Signed: dial and movement signed C.H.Meylan Brassus

Note: Charles Henry Meylan is a highly esteemed and eminent watchmaker who worked in both Switzerland and America. He manufactured his on line of watches under the name C. H. Meylan, Brassus and also collaborated with the American Waltham Watch Co. Meylan held three American patents which protected his innovative repeater designs which were used in the rare Waltham repeaters. The original fitted box accompanies this ultra rare repeater which may very well be the smallest in existence from the 1890 time period.

Condition Report*: Type: C. H. Meylan Exceptionally Rare Miniature Minute Repeating Pocket Watch
Dial: enamel, radial Arabic hours, red five minutes
Hands; blue spades
Metal: 18k yellow gold
Case No: 6089
Case Info: open face, plain, inner cuvette
Case Width: 28.5 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: No. 5330, nickel bridge, marked superior adjustment, straight line damaskeening, approximately 32 jewels, jeweled thru the hammers, straight line lever escapement, Breguet spring, bi-metallic balance with gold timing screws
Circa: 1890
Condition: movement very good, dial very good, case very good
Notes: with the original fitted box

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2009 MAY Signature Timepieces Auction #5023 (go to Auction Home page)

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May, 2009

12th-13th Tuesday-Wednesday

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