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Rossel & Fils - Sucrs. de J. F. Bautte & Cie. A lady's exquisite Geneva pendant watch, lavishly set with pearls, with winding key Case No. 86982, Dimensions 33 mm, circa 1870, Weight 33 g, Origin Schweiz Case: 18 K gold, the back side and the bezel set with split pearls. Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Bridge movement, keywind, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance. Jean-Francois Bautte (1772-1837) was the most distinguished watchmaker and retailer in Geneva of his time. Shortly after his death in 1837, Bautte’s son Jacques Bautte and son-in-law Jean-Samuel Rossel formed the company Jean-François Bautte & Cie., retailer of timepieces and jewellery. From 1855 on the company traded as Rossel-Bautte & Cie., and from 1860 on as Rossel & Fils. In 1906 the company was taken over by Constant Girard-Gallet, the owner of Swiss watch manufacturer Girard-Perregaux in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The Girard-Perregaux Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds owns several creations from the house of Bautte. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
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