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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 57

Gedeon Thommen, G.T.
Digital pocket watch, Thommen’s patented display; silver

CHF 700 - 1,400

EUR 650 - 1,300 / USD 800 - 1,550 / HKD 6,000 - 12,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 550

Silver (0.935), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and patented digital display.

Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, a circle.

White enamel dial with apertures for the Arabic numerals.

Movement 18’’’ ½, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-9-11-19

Good

Scratched

Slightly worn

Dent(s)
Movement: 3-8-14**

Good

Slightly scratched

Damaged

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-73-77-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel

HANDS Original

Brand Gedeon Thommen, G.T., Waldenburg, near Basle

Model “G.T.”

Year circa 1890

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 415 887

Material silver

Diameter 51.6 mm.

Caliber 18’’’ ½, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 117.8 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories copy of the invention patent

Notes

Movement based on the American invention patent No. 347 139, delivered on August 30, 1886, to Gedeon Thommen (1831-1890), Waldenburg, near Basle, for a “Watch”.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.