ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $39,000*
*This is the estimated value a piece of similar quality, craftsmanship, and characteristics could command at retail.

The hand-painted landscape dial transforms this watch from an instrument into a miniature object of art: a genre scene executed at a scale that requires magnification to be fully appreciated, preserved under crystal and worn on the wrist. This was a category of watchmaking practiced in Geneva and the Joux Valley, where miniaturists and watchmakers shared a language, and examples with both a painted dial and a precious bracelet intact represent the full expression of that tradition. Running condition at more than 60 years old speaks to a movement that has been respected.

Summary of Key Characteristics
CIRCA: 1960s
CASE MATERIAL: 18K yellow gold
DIAL: Hand painted landscape with applied hour markers
CASE DIMENSIONS: 28
BRACELET MATERIAL: 14K yellow gold with colored stones
BRACELET SIZE: 6 3/4 inches
SERIAL NUMBER: 630906
MOVEMENT: Manual
MOVEMENT NUMBER: 852195
CONDITION: Dial is in excellent condition. Dial has been customized with a hand-painted landscape scene. Case is in excellent condition. Movement is running at time of cataloging. Overall, the present example is in excellent condition.

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