Important Jewelry and Rare & Exotic G...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Dec 07, 2000

LOT 372

Tempor Watch Co.Masonic, 8-day going, keyless, desk clockTriangular silver case with hinged back decorated with the Salomon Temple in the center surounded with other Masonic symbols, all surmounted by the letter 'G', the side panels in similar Masonic decoration, silver detachable cuvette, the front with symbolic chain with a triangular sapphire at the top, mother-of-pearl dial with masonic multicolored symbols for the numerals, blued steel hands again representing Masonic symbolism; rhodium plated movement with lever escapement, bimetallic compensatin balance with Breguet balance spring.Dim. Base and sides 62 mm each.The design was patented in the USA, England and Switzerland.