Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 79
DU BOIS & FILS, MOCK PENDULUM MADE FOR CHINESE MARKET, GOLD
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,100 - 4,100 / USD 2,200 - 4,300 / HKD 16,600 - 33,200
Sold: CHF 3,500
Very fine and interesting 18K gold, mock pendulum dead center-seconds stop-watch with "pirouette" escapement.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-74-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored hard enamel HANDS Original |
Brand Du Bois, Switzerland
Year Circa 1800
Case No. 4453
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 58 mm.
Caliber Hinged gilt brass with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, rare double wheel frictional rest escapement of Debaufre type, pirouette with mock pendulum, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring.
Signature Dial and movement
Notes
Very good example of an unusual arrangement for dead centre seconds watch. Unusual form of Debaufre frictional rest escapement the double escape wheel with wide teeth. Similar watch described and illustrated in Camerer Cuss, Antique Watches, pl. 125 and in Daniels and Clutton Watches, pl. 195.