Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 448
ALBERT DIDISHEIM & FRÈRES HISTORICAL AND DECORATIVE LARGE POCKET WATCH WITH MUSIC; GUN METAL AND GILDED METAL
HKD 25,000 - 30,000
CHF 3,200 - 3,800 / USD 3,250 - 3,850
Gun-metal and gilded metal, open-face, keyless-winding, roundshaped, large pocket watch with music (barillet-type pinned cylinder musical movement). Case-back with a gilded metal medal inserted showing Wilhelm Tell and his arbalest
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Albert Didisheim & Frères
Year Circa 1895-1905
Calibre 24’’’, cylinder escapement
Case No. 9 865
Diameter 62.2 mm
Signature Movement
Accessories Copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 6 776, delivered on June 13, 1893, to Albert Didisheim & Frères, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Système de raquette permettant un grand déplacement des goupilles”.