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Geneva, November 8th-9th, 2025

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LOT 9

ECOLE D'HORLOGERIE DE SAINT IMIER, SWITZERLAND, “PIÈCE ÉCOLE”, MADE BY L. WIRTZ, SILVER AND NIELLO

CHF 2,000 - 4,000

HKD 19,100 - 38,200 / USD 2,500 - 4,900 / EUR 2,200 - 4,400 / JPY 384,000 - 770,000

A very fine, silver and niello, manual wind open-face pocket watch from the Saint-Imier Watchmaking School, made by L. Wirtz, in an Art Deco style. Case decorated with a geometric pattern of alternating vertical and horizontal lines, the bezel decorated en suite. Silvered dial with stainless-steel hands and subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Ecole d'horlogerie de Saint Imier, Switzerland

Model “PIÈCE ÉCOLE”

Year Circa 1930

Movement No. 100

Case No. 13

Caliber 41 mm., 19 jewels, lever escapement, swan-neck micrometer regulator

Diameter 51 mm.

Signature Case