Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 12
B. Jacobi
Pocket watch; silver
CHF 700 - 1,400
EUR 650 - 1,300 / USD 800 - 1,550 / HKD 6,000 - 12,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 300
Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, an escutcheon inside a belt design; fluted case-band.
Silver guilloché (engine-turned) dial with applied radial yellow gold Roman numerals; yellow gold “Pear” hands.
Movement 19’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspring, engraved gilded English cock with a shell and foliage.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand B. Jacobi, Sunderland (Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East, England)
Year circa 1882
Movement No. 55 659
Case No. 55 657 (by “C.H”, probably Charles Harris, Coventry, Master case-maker registered in July 1878 and September 1893; Chester letter-date for 1882)
Material silver
Diameter 146.3 mm.
Caliber 19’’’, lateral lever escapement
Dimensions 146.3 mm.
Weight 86.6 gr. (approx.)
Signature movement
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.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.