Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, May 13, 2018
LOT 464
MINUTE REPEATER CHRONOGRAPH Fine, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with chronograph. Attributable to Le Phare (Barbezat Baillot) with Swiss patent 13244.
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,000 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 3,250
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-6-19 |
Very good Slightly oxidized Dent(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand C. Barbezat-Baillot
Year Circa 1900
Numbers Case N.82537
Caliber 20'''
Dimensions 58 mm.
Signature on the cuvette and numbered on the Case.
Notes
The different features of the movement, such as the fly regulator on the repeating train, lead one to think that this watch was produced by Barbezat Baillot in Le Locle, (at that time the most important maker of repeating watches of this type), which were commercialised under several trademarks such as Dixi and Le Phare. Le Phare. The company was founded as Guye & Barbezat, the founders were Charles Barbezat-Baillot (1847-1938) and Henry Guye (1838- 1877). In 1888, the firm's name was changed to Le Phare, being the registered name of their complicated watches. In 1900, Barbezat-Baillot advertised their brands that year as: La Locloise; l'Esperanto; Le Phare; Tempora and La Volapuk. Barbezat-Baillot was a member of the jury at the Brussels Universal Exhibition in 1897 and at Liege in 1905.