Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 44
Breitling Laederich
Pocket watch, “detached” lever escapement; 18K yellow gold
CHF 800 - 1,600
EUR 770 - 1,540 / USD 870 - 1,740 / HKD 6,800 - 13,600
Sold: CHF 1,062
18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned) with, in the centre, a circle; guilloché (engine-turned) case-band; gilded metal cuvette (dome).
Gilded metal dial, with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, “detached” lateral equilibrated lever escapement, blued steel index-regulator.
Case-back guilloché (engine-turned) with, in the centre, a circle; guilloché (engine-turned) case-band; gilded metal cuvette (dome).
Gilded metal dial, with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, “detached” lateral equilibrated lever escapement, blued steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Brand Breitling Laederich, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Year circa 1850-1860
Movement No. 20 093
Case No. 21 073 / 773 (by “A B L”)
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 49.7 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, “detached” lateral equilibrated lever escapement
Weight 86.6 gr. (approx.)
Signature cuvette (dome)
Notes
Breitling Laederich
He or they signed watches with “Detached Lever” and / or “Patent Lever” escapements in Le Locle, then in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the middle of the 19th century; there are key-winding watches fitted with lateral equilibrated lever escapement.
Breitling Laederich seems to be the grand-father or grand-uncle of Léon Breitling (1860-1914), the founder of the famous manufacture in Saint-Imier (Bernese Jura) in 1884, company who moves in 1892 to La Chaux-de-Fonds (Neuchâtel mountains).
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.