Czapek & Cie. A very fine and possibly unique 18K gold “Demi-Chronometer” quarter repeating openface lever watch with personalized dial, made for the Polish Market
Czapek & Cie. A very fine and possibly unique 18K gold “Demi-Chronometer” quarter repeating openface lever watch with personalized dial, made for the Polish Market Signed Czapek i Spólka w Genewie, No. 3277, PóL-CHRONOMETR, sold to Józef Szemiot circa 1855 Movement: lever escapement, 19 jewels, manual, signed Dial: hand-painted Gothic letters reading JóZEF SZEMIOT Case: owner’s coat-of-arms in high relief to the back cover, repeating slide in the side, 49 mm. diam., cuvette signed and numbered, case stamped EP for Etienne Piguet and numbered 3277