Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 97
Election, Emile Gander & fils
Pocket watch; 18K pink gold
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 965 - 1,930 / USD 1,090 - 2,180 / HKD 8,500 - 17,000
18K pink gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back polished, with engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) the cypher “A S”.
White enamel dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, matt gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with micrometric screw.
Case-back polished, with engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) the cypher “A S”.
White enamel dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, matt gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Election, Le Locle
Year circa 1910-1920
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 164 645
Material 18K pink gold
Diameter 53.4 mm.
Caliber 17’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 82.9 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 41 142, delivered on September 18, 1907, to Les Fils de L. Braunschweig, Fabrique Election, Société Anonyme, La Chaux-de-Fonds, for a “Mécanisme de remontoir et de mise à l’heure”.
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