Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 81
ARMAND SCHWOB & FRÈRE POCKET WATCH WITH MYSTERIOUS DISPLAY OF THE TIME; SILVER
HKD 15,000 - 23,000
CHF 2,000 - 3,000 / USD 2,050 - 3,050
Silver open-face, glazed on both sides, keyless-winding, roundshaped, mystery pocket watch. Movement, case and dial based on the Swiss invention patent No. 151, delivered on January 24, 1889, to Armand Schwob & Frère, Paris, for a "Une montre mystérieuse" (A mystery watch).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Armand Schwob & Frère
Model "Montre mystérieuse"
Year circa 1900
Movement No. 2 000
Calibre crescent-shaped, gilded brass, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring
Case No. 1 008
Material silver
Caliber crescent-shaped, gilded brass, with going barrel,cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gildedbrass) and blued steel flat hairspring
Dimensions Ø 54.5 mm.
Signature case
Accessories copies of the invention patent and an article relativeto this invention