Geneva, Nov 07, 2021

LOT 279

CZAPEK & CIE, 18K GOLD QUARTER REPEATER POCKET WATCH

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

HKD 25,300 - 42,200 / USD 3,300 - 5,500 / EUR 2,800 - 4,700

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 9,375

Fine and rare 18K. gold, hunting cased, early keyless, quarter repeating watch.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-70-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline

HANDS Original

Brand Czapek & Cie

Year Circa 1855

Diameter 48 mm

Caliber 18”’, nickel plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 28 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.

Signature Dial, Case Numbered

Notes

Czapek & Cie. Frantisek Czapek was a Polish émigré who arrived in Switzerland in 1832 after the failed Polish insurrection against Russia. On May 1, 1839, Antoni Patek and Czapek founded the firm Patek et Czapek in Geneva. The partnership lasted six years, during which many exceptional watches were produced. Afterwards, Patek established Patek, Philippe Co. with a new partner, Adrien Philippe, and Czapek founded “Czapek et Cie”, with Juliusz Gruzewski. The company did well. Gruzewski was a personal friend of Napoleon III, and Czapek quickly became watchmaker to the court of the Emperor. He had a factory in Geneva, a shop in Warsaw, and another in Paris.