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ROBERT BRANDT & CO. | A GOLD AND ENAMEL BAGNOLET WATCH CIRCA 1825 [黃金畫琺瑯懷錶備 Bagnolet 機芯，年份約1825]
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June 16, 03:57 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 CHF
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ROBERT BRANDT & CO.
A GOLD AND ENAMEL BAGNOLET WATCH
CIRCA 1825
[ 黃金畫琺瑯懷錶備 Bagnolet 機芯，年份約1825]
• Movement: gilt full plate cylinder movement with engraved scrolls and foliage, bagnolet calibre, signed Robert Brand & Co, numbered 25690
• Dial: white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute track
• Case: gold case, foliage motifs to the background, a cartouche in the centre with polychrome painted enamel scene of Samson and Delilah, movement signed Robert Brandt & Cie
diameter 41mm
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The Bagnolet is an ultra-thin watch with a reversed calibre movement, it was considered a breakthrough in horological design. Philippe Samuel Meylan is credited with the invention. To achieve the desired flatness, he placed the dial on the back of the movement. He was also the first to place a movement in five-franc silver pieces. For further information on the Bagnolet see Eugene Jaquet and Alfred Chapuis, Technique and History of the Swiss Watch, 2nd edition, 1970, p. 151
The biblical story of Samson and Delilah is the story of the Philistine, Delilah, who was bribed to entrap Samson in order to persuade him to reveal the secret of his strength; his long hair.