Henri MATHEY PEYTIEU " Landscape Dial" , 21 Ruby Jewels, Isochronous Spring18k keywind pocket watch

"In 30 years of watchmaking I have never seen such a high
level of craftsmanship... the finest Swiss bar movement I have seen. High end workmanship throughout." - JOHN YEDLOWSKI, Watchmaker. ----
"'Made to order' characteristics, with karat gold balance wheel & jeweled center wheel -- highly unusual for the type -- fine Breguet (overcoil) hairspring"

HENRI MATHEY PEYTIEU (Locle, Switzerland, 1817-1893)

"a highly skilled watchmaker of enormous ingenuity" -- Christies.
His works rarely appear and little biographical information has so far been found.
A chronometer by H. Mathey Peytieu, documented to 1870, was sold at Christies in 2007 (Swiss Francs equivalent to USD $150,000+).

According to Kathleen H. Pritchard's book "Swiss Timepiece Makers 1775-1893", Henri Theophile Mathey-Henry (1817-1893), added his wife's maiden name "Peytieu" to his makers name, signing H. Mathey Peytieu, or Henri Mathey Peytieu.

Date of this timepiece : circa 1860

Gold engraved Landscape Dial : applied Roman numerals, openwork hour and minute hand, solid bar hand in subsidiary seconds dial

Outer case diameter : 1-12/16", with borders of engraved scrolls; overall length 2-7/8" to top of the gold hoop bale

Cuvette (inner case) engraved :
"Detached Lever Direct Line / No 4004 / / 21 Ruby Jewels / Isochronous Spring / H Mathey Peytieu LOCLE / Suisse "
and with fine engraved image of a running deer

Inside case back engraveded : "PF / 4004"


# mrs 19010 ................................................................................................................................................... $ 3,400.