BERTHOUD, Paris. Pinkish yellow gold gousset watch,... Lot 27

BERTHOUD, Paris. Pinkish yellow gold gousset watch, guilloche background and polychrome enamel "Antique Woman" in grisaille on a wine-red background (small chips on the edge), white enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the seconds (small accident). Round shape with invisible hinge. Chain movement engraved Berthoud, Paris and Avance - Retarde. Beautiful chasing work on one of the parts of the movement. Winding by key (missing). Late 18th century. Glass cracked and detached from its frame. To be revised (oxidation). In the state. Diameter : about 4,2 cm. Gross weight : 62,9 g. Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807) became master watchmaker in Paris at the age of 26. He became a watchmaker and mechanic for the King and the Navy, and also contributed to Diderot's encyclopedia. He was a member of the National Institute in the Mechanical Arts section and received the Legion of Honor from Napoleon Bonaparte. An extraordinary destiny for an extraordinary inventor.