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Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Oct 18, 2026

LOT 24

C. DERIAZ P., SWITZERLAND, VARIOUS MATERIALS

USD 10,000 - 20,000

EUR 8,800 - 17,600 / HKD 79,000 - 158,000 / CHF 8,300 - 16,600 / JPY 1,580,000 - 3,160,000

An extremely fine and rare, high quality watchmaker's bench with thread-cutting lathe, two tailstocks, polishing stone and calibrated degree guide, Rectangular, hardwood with stop-fluted legs, the top inset with a polishing stone and mounted with a brass calibrated angle degree guide signed "Holtzapffel & Co., London", steel lined slot allowing the lathe and stocks to slide, treadle-operated lathe with large hardwood wheel, leather rope and wooden pulley wheel with graduated slots, glass oil sump, face plate with screw adjusted clamp.


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Brand C. Deriaz P., switzerland

Year 1844

Length 1320

Height 970

Width 970

Signature bench

Notes

The present lot is unusually high quality and was probably made for a very prestigiousworkshop or as a working showpiece for the manufacturer.