Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 23, 2020
LOT 55
Dufour, Fol & Cie
Large pocket watch, Gregorian and decimal calendar; silver
Large pocket watch, Gregorian and decimal calendar; silver
HKD 26,100 - 34,800
CHF 3,200 - 4,200 / USD 3,400 - 4,500
Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, with two horological complications:
• Gregorian date of the month (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
• Decimal date of the month (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
• Gregorian date of the month (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
• Decimal date of the month (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Dufour, Fol & Co., Geneva
Year circa 1795
Movement No. 2 606
Caliber 21’’’, verge escapement
Dimensions Ø 59.2 mm.
Signature dial and movement
Notes
Dufour, Fol & Compagnie – Dufour & Ceret
Pierre Dufour, son of Jacques Dufour, was born into a family of Genevan watchmakers. Around 1785, he joined forces with a watchmaker named Jacques-Daniel Fol, creating the company name “Dufour, Fol & Cie”. Pierre Dufour’s brother-in-law, Louis Ceret, worked with him at the head of the Manufacture Royale d’Horlogerie in Ferney (Ain, France), signing their production “Dufour & Ceret à Ferney”. Organised and protected by Voltaire, this manufacture later became the “Grand Comptoir”. In 1792, the “Grand Comptoir” was offered by the two watchmakers to Louis Ceret’s son, Bénédict Ceret, thus providing him with financial security. From 1796 to 1802, Louis Ceret formed a partnership in Geneva with the Veigneurs brothers, Jean-Marc and Isaac.
Pierre Dufour, son of Jacques Dufour, was born into a family of Genevan watchmakers. Around 1785, he joined forces with a watchmaker named Jacques-Daniel Fol, creating the company name “Dufour, Fol & Cie”. Pierre Dufour’s brother-in-law, Louis Ceret, worked with him at the head of the Manufacture Royale d’Horlogerie in Ferney (Ain, France), signing their production “Dufour & Ceret à Ferney”. Organised and protected by Voltaire, this manufacture later became the “Grand Comptoir”. In 1792, the “Grand Comptoir” was offered by the two watchmakers to Louis Ceret’s son, Bénédict Ceret, thus providing him with financial security. From 1796 to 1802, Louis Ceret formed a partnership in Geneva with the Veigneurs brothers, Jean-Marc and Isaac.