Paul-Gédéon Huaut - 3073 - 1850-1900

Paul-Gédéon Huaut /1780/- pocket watch with open dial, enameled, hand-painted and inlaid with paste, white enameled dial with a ring with Roman numerals for the heads, hands inlaid with paste, and signed Pl Gn Huaut A Geneve/ made, in a gilded metal case, the bezel is inlaid with faceted paste stones, the back has an enameled and hand-painted scene of a man and a woman standing next to an urn on a pedestal, with a faceted border inlaid with paste, maker's mark IFB, number 3073, mechanism with keys and fusee, signed PG Huaut Geneve, number 3073,

Past serviced April 2026 / 780 eur/ ! Working

Paul-Gédéon Huaut worked as a watchmaker in the late 18th century and early 19th century, with his most active period of production being around 1770 - 1800. He developed his activity in Geneva, Switzerland, which at that time The watches bearing his signature are distinguished by the following features: Exquisite pocket watches: He mainly made luxurious pocket watches with an opening dial (open face). Artistic workmanship: The cases of his works often include hand-painted enamel and are inlaid Complex mechanisms: His models have advanced functions for the era, such as a repeating mechanism. Today, his original copies appear extremely rarely and can be seen in museums in Switzerland and private collections.