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Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022

LOT 4

Arnold Augsburger
Pocket watch, automaton; “Hedy’s Patent”; chromium-plated metal

HKD 4,300 - 8,500

EUR 500 - 1,000 / CHF 500 - 1,000 / USD 550 - 1,100

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 3,750

Chromium-plated metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with automaton; the animated scene (connected to the small second) shows a butcher butchering a lamb on his stall.

Cover polished.

White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals.

Movement 19’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, independent platform with lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance with poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator; patented mechanism for automata.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-8-11

Good

Slightly scratched

Slightly worn
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Arnold Augsburger, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Model “Hedy’s Patent”

Year circa 1905

Movement No. 260 081

Case No. unnumbered

Material chromium-plated metal

Diameter 53.5 mm.

Caliber 19’’’, with independent platform and lateral lever escapement (probably by Didisheim-Goldschmidt Fils & Cie, Fabrique Juvenia, La Chaux-de-Fonds)

Weight 109.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial

Accessories contemporary fitted box (signed Paul Hemmeler, La Chaux-de-Fonds)

Notes

Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 25 299, delivered on February 21, 1903, to Arnold Augsburger, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Montre avec automate” (Watch with automaton).

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The movement used in this watch is very similar to those manufactured by Didisheim-Goldschmidt Fils & Cie, Fabrique Juvenia, La Chaux-de-Fonds, with the technical characteristic that the escapement is mounted on an independent platform. Note that the cardboard box of the Hemmeler company takes up the design of this same calibre.

However, we have no idea why this watch is marked "Hedy's Patent" and what this refers to.

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Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.